WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Michigan Democrats Want to Hike the Corporate Tax Rate in Lame Duck Session By Atticus Vernacchio Earlier this week, Michigan Democrats introduced House Bill 6217, legislation raising the Michigan corporate tax rate from 6 to 8.5%. Beginning next year, Michigan may have one of the highest corporate rates in the nation. With this new adjustment to their tax system, they would be ranked amon more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 7 (TNScapv) -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024: * * * We, survivors of torture from across the world, together with organizations that provide direct care to survivors, stand united in our demand that the international community take immediate action to stop the globally unregulated production, sale, trade, and use of the tools of torture. We unequivocally support a torture-free trade treaty. We also support any and all more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Metro Transit Light Rail Safety in Question -- and Other Top Public Safety News Written by David Zimmer Last Friday evening a 33-year-old man was shot and killed on the Metro Transit light rail at University and Hamline in St. Paul -- few details of the event have been released, and  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Minnesota Budget Forecast: the Growing Welfare Spending Problem Written by Martha Njolomole Yesterday's forecast confirmed what American Experiment has continuously warned: the Minnesota state budget is unsustainable. Unfortunately, the forces that are putting pressure on the budget  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * No More Tax Hikes Written by John Phelan Two years ago, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $18 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In the event, not only was every penny of that surplus spent, but the DFL trifecta actually raised taxes more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * North Dakota Case Could Strip Federal Environmental Agency's Authority Written by Tom Steward There's a lot more on the line for a powerful federal environmental agency than anyone anticipated when 21 states filed a legal case in U.S. District Court in Bismarck earlier this year. The more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * U.K. Wind Curtailment Costs $1.3B in 2024 Written by Sarah Montalbano The United Kingdom is experiencing record curtailment costs for wind power in 2024. Curtailment costs are the costs associated with reducing electricity supply when demand is lower. Because wind and solar are over more PR