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Minnesota Families Could Have Been $6,000 Better Off With Right-to-Work

How’d you like some extra money in your pocket? It might come through an unexpected source: do away with mandatory union contracts. Just yesterday, Indiana took a big step in that direction when the state House approved a right-to-work measure. The Senate and governor are both expected to sign on. Today, the Center of the American [...]

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Minnesota has Fifth-worst Tax Climate Among States

What makes one state more attractive than another as a place to do business? There are a lot of factors, but some, including tax policy, is directly under the control of the Legislature. A new report says that Minnesota’s tax policy is making the state less attractive than it could be for business. In fact, [...]

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Is Reforming Public Pensions a Winning Idea?

You might say that 2011 was the year when the costs of public pensions started to emerge into the national consciousness, what with all the events that happened in Wisconsin. What does this year hold? A noted Washington DC-based think tank has assembled a group of experts who will address that question. The American Enterprise [...]

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