“Free” Federal Money is Never Free
While the federal government often entices states to promote its agenda by promising “free” federal money for the states that adopt their programs, this money is never free, and always…
Sue and Settle: How the EPA Removes Power from States and Hands It to Environmental Groups
In a report released Tuesday, the American Legislative Exchange Coucil (ALEC) sounded the alarm on the unchecked power grab by the federal government via the Environmental Protection Agency…
Priorities: Study Shows Most States Value Coaches Above All Else
In nearly every state across the country, legislators are looking for ways to maintain vital services to the neediest among us. Education, police, fire and health services have been cut…
Wasting Time in Springfield
In the face of $9 billion in unpaid bills, the Illinois legislature has found time in 2012 for an amazing amount of peripheral legislation to take effect in 2013.For…