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Locke joins brief supporting donor privacy in 6th Circuit federal case
The John Locke Foundation is supporting a federal Appeals Court brief in a lawsuit aimed at protecting nonprofit donors' privacy.
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Firebombed think tank offers $15,000 cash award
The conservative think tank that was firebombed is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who committed the suspected arson attack.
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Freedom wins victories in state capitals
Right-of-center politicians, activists, and intellectuals are currently engaged in a vigorous debate about their movement’s present condition and future prospects. Self-styled National Conservatives, for example, argue that the federal government should play a greater role in the economy, using protective tariffs and taxpayer subsidies to aid politically favored industries. By contrast, Freedom Conservatives embrace free...
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Health-care policy experts debate merits, demerits of Graham-Cassidy
As Republicans try to spark what many see as their last, best effort to repeal Obamacare, health-care analyst Avik Roy is throwing dirt on the Graham-Cassidy bill. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, could come up for a Senate vote next week. Roy is the...
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State reformers moving to sweep away bureaucratic tangle
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — President Trump has a strong agenda to cut the red tape restraining the economy, but like officials at the state level he faces an army of entrenched opponents. Government rules affecting nearly every economic aspect of daily life are written and enforced by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats who stay in office while...
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Conservative state lawmakers zing Obamacare replacement plan
Saying the American Health Care Act “has problematic provisions [including] infringements on state sovereignty,” nine Republican members of the General Assembly have urged GOP congressional leaders to make big changes in the Obamacare replacement plan being circulated in Washington. The letter, signed by more than 160 state lawmakers as of March 17, is addressed to Senate Majority...
