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Publications Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!   March 30, 2021 In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate File in Wyoming that would challenge big tech censorship. The Wyoming Senate will soon consider Senate File 100, which seeks to tackle the growing problem of anti-free speech practices by the titans of big tech. This legislation would help ensure that residents of the Cowboy State have their First Amendment right to freedom of speech protected from big tech censorship. This legislation recognizes that “interactive computer services and compani...

Publications Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!   April 5, 2021 In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in New Hampshire that would raise the minimum wage. Following the financial roller coaster that was 2020, many state legislatures are beginning sessions reeling from budget deficits due to lost tax revenue courtesy of the coronavirus-related recession. Because of the perilous economic situation, many states are considering quick fixes to address their budget problems, even though these so-called quick fixes would likely make matters worse ov...

Publications Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!   April 5, 2021 In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in New Hampshire that would challenge big tech censorship. The New Hampshire state legislature is now considering House Bill 133, titled the Stop Social Media Censorship Act. This legislation would provide to Granite Staters who have been unduly censored for expressing nonviolent political or religious speech on social media websites a private cause of action in court. Social media play an important role in modern free societies, providing ...

March 17, 2021 Program Open To Low-Income, Special Needs, And Foster Children Legislation making its way through the Arkansas House of Representatives would create the Arkansas Child Academic Opportunity Scholarship and Grant Program, an education savings account (ESA) program. With an ESA, state education funds allocated for a child are placed in a parent-controlled savings account. Parents then use a state-provided debit card to access the funds to pay for the resources chosen for their child’s unique educational program. Under the proposed program, ESAs could be used to pay for tuition a...

March 12, 2021 Tax Would Start At No Less Than $15 Per Ton, Cap At $60 Per Ton Legislation in the Massachusetts Senate would implement a carbon-dioxide tax beginning in 2023 on the “transportation sector,” 2024 for the “heating and cooling of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings,” 2025 for “industrial processes,” and 2028 for “residential heating and cooling.” The tax would begin at “not less than” $15 per ton in the first year, and rise by $5 per ton annually until reaching a $60 per ton cap. Each sector of the tax would also contain “rebates or refunds t...