June 17, 2022
Week in Review: June 17, 2022
The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, calling on the court to protect employers’ property rights from union vandalism and sabotage and uphold the high court’s recent decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. National Labor Relations Board.
The Mackinac Center’s Michael Van Beek testified in front of the Michigan House Oversight Committee on bills that would limit bureaucrats’ emergency powers.
The Maryland Public Policy Institute supported a new, bipartisan coalition of citizens called Renew Baltimore, which aims to revive Baltimore City’s struggling economy by taking tax reform directly to voters. Renew Baltimore proposes a referendum in the current election cycle to carefully lower the property tax rate over six years and cap it at a more competitive level.
The Commonwealth Foundation commended the Pennsylvania Senate’s passage of two bills that would reduce Pennsylvania’s corporate net income (CNI) tax. With the second-highest CNI tax rate in the nation at 9.99 percent, Pennsylvania’s business tax climate stifles opportunity and job creation.
The Goldwater Institute highlighted how the Arizona Legislature is considering a bill that expands eligibility for the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program to every family in the state.
Former Mackinac Center President Larry Reed will be honored with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, prevailed on behalf of the three middle-school aged boys in Kiel, Wisconsin, who were charged with sexual harassment under Title IX for ‘mispronouncing’ a fellow classmate.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty had a win for small business, farm, and property owners when Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Mark McGinnis struck down the Town of Buchanan’s transportation utility fee holding that the fee violates strict levy limits imposed on counties and municipalities in state law. WILL sued the Town of Buchanan in September 2021, on behalf of Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Inc.
Americans for Fair Treatment released the latest “Where do your dues go?” report, which analyzes how AFT spends their members’ dues.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty issued the fourth edition of the Apples to Apples report, a definitive and objective analysis of Wisconsin school performance across sectors.
Historic Victory for Alaska’s Children
Alaska Policy Forum
Parents Don’t Have To Settle For A Race To Mediocrity
Badger Institute
With Education ‘On The Wrong Track,’ Oklahomans Support Parental Choice
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
School Officials Move To Cancel Learning Assessments And Automatically Pass Every Student
Washington Policy Center
Rolling Blackouts May Be Coming to Upper Midwest—Including Iowa
Center of the American Experiment
The Culture Of Government Secrecy Undermines Democratic Accountability
Washington Policy Center
Portland Needs More Than Zoning Changes to Increase Housing Supply
Cascade Policy Institute
Inflation Cost the Average Minnesota Household Over $700 In April
Center of the American Experiment
For Higher Gas Prices, First Do No Harm
Center of the American Experiment
May CPI Set A New Recent Record For Inflation
Georgia Center for Opportunity
High Fuel Taxes Worsen Illinois Families’ Pain From Inflation
Illinois Policy Institute
Federal Reserve Increases Interest Rate by .75%, Largest Since 1994
John Locke Foundation
Prices Are Still Going Up, Up, Up
John Locke Foundation
Salt into the Wound: Nevada Gas Tax Among Highest in U.S.
Nevada Policy Research Institute
Inflation Crisis Is Vexing, But Tax Cuts Can Help
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Lawmakers Pass a Budget Bill, But No Deal Yet on Gas Price Relief
Pacific Research Institute
Shampooers Don’t Need 1,000 Hours Of Training
Empower Mississippi
GSI Analysis: May ’22 Jobs Report—Jobs Recovery Slows As Unemployment Rate Declines
Garden State Initiative
Why One Woman Turned Down A $70k Job Due To The Benefits Cliffs
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Illinois Adds Jobs In April, Still Missing 146,300 From Pandemic
Illinois Policy Institute
Economic Fallout From Covid Shutdowns
John Locke Foundation
Deadlines and Licensing Are a Recipe for Disaster
Libertas Institute
Universal Licensing Recognition: Why Not Michigan?
Mackinac Center
Real Reform Needed To Address Maine’s Struggling Economy
Maine Policy Institute
5 Ways WV Can Spend Its Covid Relief Funds
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
Kansas Policy Institute
Pelican Institute
Will A Good June Revenue Forecast Finally Lead To Tax Relief For Inflation-Hammered Washingtonians?
Washington Policy Center
What Is A Labor Union, And What Could Unions Mean For Alabama?
Alabama Policy Institute
Divisive, Political Randi Weingarten
Americans for Fair Treatment
PSEA Pressures Members To Oppose Workplace Rights Bills
Americans for Fair Treatment
Those Who Can’t Teach Math: California Teachers Association’s Massive Drop In Membership
California Policy Center
Empower Mississippi
2022 Legislative Viewpoints Wrap-Up
Frontier Institute
The Solution To Gun Violence Isn’t Public Policy
Texas Public Policy Foundation
State Government On Pace For Another Record Surplus; Will It Give Alabamians A Break?
Alabama Policy Institute at Alabama Today
Quarter Of Spending By Powerful Teachers Union Went To Political Causes: Report
Americans for Fair Treatment cited in the Washington Examiner
Teachers Union Boss Raked In Massive Six-Figure Salary While Fighting To Close Schools
Americans for Fair Treatment cited at The Daily Caller
The Baby Formula Shortage Is Government Made
Center of the American Experiment in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Biden’s Plan For Fighting Inflation Offers Little Hope
Center of the American Experiment in the Star Tribune
Good Luck Taxing The Rich When They’re Gone
Commonwealth Foundation in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Excellent Education Shouldn’t Be For The Select Few
Commonwealth Foundation at The Philadelphia Citizen
Upstate New York Will Foot The Bill For Downstate’s Clean Energy Costs
Empire Center in the Buffalo News
Albany’s Latest Gift To The Teachers Union Will Shackle NYC Schools — And Their Budgets
Empire Center in The New York Post
Rather Than Forgiving Student Debt, Hold The Education Establishment Accountable
Foundation for Government Accountability in the Washington Examiner
New State Election Laws Result In Larger Turnout
Georgia Public Policy Foundation in the Dalton Daily Citizen
University Toxicity: America Should Stop Nursing the Viper
Independence Institute in The Epoch Times
Independence Institute in The Gazette
Policymakers Should Help Students Achieve, Not Lower The Bar
Mackinac Center in The Hill
Stabenow’s Out of Touch Quip About Her Electric Car
Mackinac Center at RealClearPolicy
Smuggled Smokes: More Potential Profit For Organized Crime
Mackinac Center in The Hill
Just Where Are All Of Michigan’s Jobs?
Mackinac Center in the Alpena News
Inflation A Cause For Government Spending Caution
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in the Journal Record
Telehealth Is Critical To Our Healthier Future
Pacific Research Institute in the Washington Examiner
Veterans’ Health System Must Be Replaced — Period
Pacific Research Institute in Newsmax
Even In Blue California, Leftism Has Its Limits
Pacific Research Institute in The Daily Caller
Misguided Antitrust Proposal Handcuffs U.S. Tech Companies And Gives China The Edge
The James Madison Institute in the Miami Herald
Reject Harmful Budget Cut To Help Students In Need
Thomas Jefferson Institute in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Anti-price Gouging Rules are a Harmful, Knee-Jerk Response to Baby Formula Crisis
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty at RealClearPolicy
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