Center of the American Experiment has been nominated for the Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement for Best Issue Campaign. The nomination recognized American Experiment’s campaign earlier this year…
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The September jobs report was disappointing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the nation only added 194,000 jobs. Not only that but the Labor force participation rate has…
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Heartland’s Jim Lakely takes over as host this week for Episode 216 of the In The Tank Podcast and interviews Ben Boychuk, managing editor of the conservative journal American Greatness…
Center of the American Experiment announced its work was recognized with two major awards, highlighting the nationwide impact of its research and advocacy. The awards were presented last week at…
Hello! In this week’s edition of the In the Tank Podcast, American Experiment’s Isaac Orr is joined by Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins of The Heartland Institute to discuss American…
To be clear, if the Obama rule is fixed, the unions that have been certified would unfortunately continue until they are decertified—that is why MNPCA is not giving up in…
It's no secret public-sector unions are opposed to a favorable outcome for Mark Janus in the U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME. But their dire warnings that a pro-plaintiff…
The current issue of the New Labor Forum includes a long column by Max Fraser, a left-winger who writes for publications like the Nation and Dissent and, improbably, is associated…
I was at the U.S. Supreme Court today to hear Janus v AFSCME, the case that could end so-called "fair-share" fees (see nearby posts). The State Policy Network, of which…
Kris and I indulged by splitting a HUGE apple fritter. Believe me, we walked it off. We wish all our PCAs from Minnesota could have been there. We will keep…
This year’s annual meeting of the State Policy Network started yesterday in Nashville, Tennessee. SPN is the umbrella organization that serves state-based think tanks like American Experiment. Its annual meetings…
I am attending a conference this week at State Policy Network (SPN) in the wonderful city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. During the Q&A on a panel about how to reach…