From the Swamp to the States- an ATR Podcast

A special panel discussion with ATR President Grover Norquist, who is joined by Tay Kopanos with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Latoya Thomas, Doctors on Demand, and Nick Schilligo, 1-800 Contacts.

A special panel: ATR’s Grover Norquist, Katie McAuliffe, & Doug Kellogg discuss Governor Andrew Cuomo’s betrayal of healthcare workers who answered his pleas for help in New York by promising to tax them, & send aggressive tax authorities after them.

If there is another round of coronavirus legislation, Nancy Pelosi & Governor Cuomo are among those who want no-strings-attached money in the bill. ALEC's Lee Schalk joins the podcast to discuss what is going on with state finances and how many have mismanaged their budgets.

When it's time to move, many Americans have to leave their right to work in their chosen profession behind until they've jumped through the necessary hoops to get a new occupational license in their destination state. Steven Slivinski with the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State explains why these restrictions are harmful, and how universal licensing recognition can unlock jobs and lead to additional reform.

Less licensing, more jobs! R Street Institute's Shoshana Weissmann joins to talk occupational licensing, and deregulating labor so Americans can fight coronavirus.

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.

Taxes, the minimum wage, justice reform, and American energy. Listen as policy experts from across the country weigh in on more of the most important ballot initiatives this November.

• Mike Kraus of the Independence Institute tackles competing resolutions to fix Colorado’s “damn” roads.
• Patrick Ishmael from the Show Me Institute addresses gas taxes and a proposed hike in Missouri’s minimum wage.
• Brent Mead of the Montana Policy Institute reviews initiatives on mining and healthcare taxes.
• Daniel Dew considers criminal justice reform in Ohio.
• Lightning Round