Rep. Cassidy Joins with Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain to Denounce “Anti-Energy” Policies

By Kevin Mooney

06/21/2011

Rep. William Cassidy of Louisiana joined with Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain and other presidential contenders to denounce President Obama's "anti-energy" policies during the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.

TAGS: energy policy, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, President Obama, William Cassidy

Commentary: The State Bankruptcy Debate

By Jamison Beuerman

01/27/2011

As states across the country face fiscal crises, discussions have begun about legislation which would permit individual states to declare bankruptcy. Currently, federal law prohibits states from filing for bankruptcy, but a number of prominent policymakers and scholars have proposed changing the rules.

TAGS: David Skeel, Manhattan Institute, Newt Gingrich, Pension Reform, Tom Petruno

Commentary: Jindal’s Prison Sale Proposal Highlights Issue of Criminal Justice Reform

By Jamison Beuerman

12/15/2010

State corrections systems, like most governmental services, have rapidly expanded over recent years in size and number, which in turn forces local governments to continually allocate expanding sums of tax dollars.

TAGS: crime, Governor Jindal, Grover Norquist, Newt Gingrich, prisons, Right On Crime, Texas Public Policy Foundation

The Proposed Freeport McMoran Settlement: Ineffective by Design

The proposed settlement is heralded by some as a major victory, supposedly securing $100 million for the state to use for coastal restoration. In reality, the proposed settlement, if adopted, would yield nowhere near $100 million and divert much of the money it did raise to unrelated government spending. Two key flaws undermine the settlement’s...

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