Steve Forbes, While all eyes on are on Washington these days to see how well the bold Trump agenda advances, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is quietly creating a case-study in how to achieve economic growth and create the jobs of the future. He is luring high-tech innovators, attracting scores of start-ups, and incentivizing corporate expansion.
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California Construction Companies Defy Legislators in Bid to Build Wall
Adan Salazar | Infowars, Democrat lawmakers introduce bill prohibiting future state contracts from going to wall builders. California construction companies bidding on the controversial border wall are undeterred by threats from state lawmakers to boycott their businesses. Despite Democrat legislators’ efforts to impose laws barring companies that work on the wall from receiving future contracts
Public Toilets and Private Burdens
Steve Chapman If there is anything more rewarding than making a personal sacrifice for a good cause, it’s getting other people to do it for you. That’s the thinking behind a lot of legislation at all levels of government that imposes costly mandates on private parties. The impulse explains an ordinance proposed by a Chicago
Trump to unveil tax cut he says could be biggest ever
President Trump on Friday said businesses and individuals will receive a “massive tax cut” under a tax reform package he plans to unveil next week. In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump said the plan will result in tax cuts for both individuals and businesses. He would not provide details of the plan, saying
Will Texas Cave like North Carolina?
Katie Kieffer, Let’s talk toilets—specifically, transgender-designated toilets in Texas. Democrats are messing with Texas, pushing hard against SB 6, the Texas Privacy Act, which makes an individual’s biological sex the determining factor for accessing bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in the Lone Star State. “Essentially what they’re arguing about is, Should trans people be
Free Local Communities to Set Their Own Minimum Wage
Scott Rasmussen, Last week, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill preventing local governments from raising the minimum wage above the statewide level of $7.25 per hour. The bill was a response to four counties passing local laws boosting the minimum to $10.10 per hour or higher. Ballotpedia.org reports that similar battles between state and
Wealthy White House staffers’ finances detailed in new disclosures
President Donald Trump on Friday released details of the personal finances of his staffers late on Friday, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka, confirming that he has surrounded himself with some very affluent advisers. White House ethics officials said the legally required disclosure documents provided a snapshot of assets and positions held by
Middle-Income Wage Earners Need a W — Cut Business Taxes First
Larry Kudlow, After the breakdown of health care reform, both President Trump and the Republican Congress need a W — a win. And not just any win but one that will play into the public demand for faster economic growth, better jobs and higher wages. Recent polls show the nexus of growth, jobs and tax