From the Swamp to the States- an ATR Podcast

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance's Paul Craney breaks down what the Transportation Climate Initiative is, and how it will impact you and your gas tank.

Heritage Foundation's David Ditch joins the podcast to discuss the boondoggles & union giveaways driving up mass transit project costs - and why all American taxpayers need to pay attention.

In the latest From the Swamp to the States podcast we talk about vaping bans being pushed by Governors, Clean Slate and expungement for nonviolent offenders, and keeping government from ruining an innovative cancer treatment, with Mackinac Center for Public Policy's David Guenthner.

The Buckeye State is making progress for taxpayers, with some tax cuts, regulatory reform, and more. While setting some good examples, the state's Medicaid expansion and rising spending levels aren't examples other states want to follow. Buckeye Institute's Greg Lawson joins the podcast to talk all this and more.

Uber-aggressive climate policy hits the states, as New York passes massive carbon reduction goals & renewable energy mandates that threaten to drown consumers. Empire Center's Ken Girardin joins the podcast to explain what's going on as these policies spread at the state level.

Not every state legislature is out for the summer, we recap the latest action, and discuss how New Jersey avoided massive tax hikes and punitive fees on guns. Is it a sign of future battles among blue state Democrats?

Opioid taxes are a misguided policy too many states are pursuing this session in response to the wave of drug addictions and overdoses that has hit the country. Jacob J. Rich with Reason Foundation (Reason.org) joins the podcast to discuss what he's found after diving into research on the opioid crisis and state reactions.

Nebraska is considering a massive property tax reform package, but it includes big tax hikes used to tamp down property taxes. Will it work? Or turn into a tax increase? Platte Institute's Sarah Curry and Adam Weinburg explain.

Criminal justice reforms finally pass in Florida, though some measures didn't make it over the finish line. We have a conversation with Greg Newburn, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, on the Florida First Step Act.

Attacks on free speech at the state level continue to spread as governments look for ways to control how groups and individuals speak out on public policy and political issues.

We talk to Erica Jedynak with Americans for Prosperity in New Jersey about the legislature's attack on free speech ahead of a vote in the State Senate Thursday (2/21); as well as an update on the Fight for 15's unfortunate win in Jersey. We also provide a brief heads up on issues alive in the states!

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Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute discusses the most critical issues on the Florida ballot this November. Tune in as he evaluates property and income tax proposals, along with prohibitive measures, like a ban on offshore drilling and indoor vaping.