Support the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, H.R. 1924
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, H.R. 1924. Introduced…
Regulatory Action Center Review – June 21, 2019
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s tenth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy…
New York is Reforming their Criminal Justice System
For every hundred American adults, there is one person behind bars. For every four out of ten released, it’s only a matter of three years until they are back in…
New York Tries to Shut Down the New Economy to Protect Special Interests
Last Friday Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a new bill seeking to crackdown on citizens offering their homes for short term rental through Airbnb. The law would…
ObamaCare’s co-op programs aren’t meeting enrollment goals, losing millions of dollars
When the so-called "public option" single-payer healthcare program was scrapped during the legislative "debate" over ObamaCare in 2009, lawmakers working on the bill created the Consumer Operated and Oriented…
Cuomo’s Minimum Wage Proposal Manages to Make a Bad Idea Even Worse
Despite decades of economic analysis showing that it’s a bad idea, calls to increase the minimum wage continue to be heard from people who think you can mandate prosperity. In…
Common Core Roundup: What are States Doing for Education Freedom?
It’s a new year, and the state legislatures have come roaring back into session chock full of ideas to stop the Common Core education standards that are damaging school systems…
NYC’s ridiculously high cigarette tax can’t be ignored after Eric Garner’s death
On Wednesday evening, a grand jury announced that it would not indict a New York City police officer who, in July, killed Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Staten Island resident…
New York Rallies Against Common Core
New York is a deep blue state but having a liberal voter base is not translating into automatic support for Common Core. In fact, the political momentum in the Empire…
The Long Arm of the Law: Government Demands Access to Microsoft’s Servers in Ireland
In a troubling expansion of government snooping, a New York judge ruled Thursday that Microsoft has to open its servers to federal investigators. What’s concerning in this case is…