Innovations like artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and tools are transforming the U.S. economy, spurring job growth and the creation of new wealth. In 2020 alone, the internet’s economy contributed $2.45…
Revelations that former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official, Lois Lerner had conservative and libertarian groups singled out for scrutiny was a dark day. Sadly, political targeting continues at the IRS,…
Rent-seeking is the process by which market actors pursue economic advantage through political means. It is the competition that occurs on Capitol Hill and in stuffy administrative buildings, far from…
Willmar, Minn., moved one step closer to creating its own government-owned network (GON) at its August city council meeting by approving a fiber use agreement with Hometown Fiber, which would…
Welcome back to “What You Should Be Reading,” a monthly blog series in which the Taxpayers Protection Alliance seeks refuge from the news cycle in a stack of insightful public-policy…
Washington, D.C. is one of the few places where pocket change is measured in billions of dollars. The city that brought the nation a $35-trillion national debt funds itself on…
Being an Inspector General (IG) is no easy gig, just ask Kelly Madigan and Isabel Cumming. These public servants inevitably go toe-to-toe with charming politicians hiding not-so-charming secrets, and corrupt…
Primary Sponsor: New York State Senator Robert G. Ortt (R-62)S9899: This bill, introduced by New York State Sen. Robert G. Ortt (R-62), would prohibit any state agency from prohibiting the sale…
Sponsors: Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.)S.5242 – Saving Privacy Act:The Saving Privacy Act (SPA), introduced by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), would scale back…
In 2023, the State of Utah enacted a law requiring social media platforms to verify their users’ ages and to offer certain design features to underage users. This drew fire…
