Launching State Legislative Season | Biweekly Prosperity Pulse #10
Highlights on jobs, taxes, and policy changes.
Welcome to this edition of the Prosperity Pulse!
Thanks for being here as we tackle the latest policy updates! As state legislative season starts, this newsletter highlights policies directly impacting budgets, taxes, and more. Don’t miss my recent commentary at RealClear Policy, insights and predictions for the 89th Texas Legislature, and state budgeting ideas.
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Highlights from This Month
New Year’s Resolution – To Cure Healthcare
Check out my recent commentary with Dr. Deane Waldman at RealClear Policy.
An Update on the 89th Texas Legislature
Listen to my X event with Texas Policy Research, of which I am a board member, on the new legislative session. TPR is sharing previews of all 2,500+ bills filed so far, which you can receive here.
At Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, I share my insights on the Texas economy and recommendations for the 2025 legislative session. In a new piece for TFR, I examine how much property taxes increased in 2023.
Fiscal Discipline: Reduce Spending and Empower People
In my new commentary for EconLib, I explain how the federal government’s $36 trillion debt directly threatens economic freedom and prosperity.
Where Does Louisiana Rank in Economic Freedom?
Read my new research at the Pelican Institute to learn why…
Responsible State Budgeting
I share a fiscal discipline and economic growth blueprint in the Palmetto State for the South Carolina Policy Council.
What should Kansas and every state do with their budget? I explain this in my latest article at the Kansas Policy Institute.
Kansas Regulations Choke Economic Growth
New economic data paint a sobering picture of Kansas’s economy, as I noted in my piece at the Kansas Policy Institute.
What I’m Learning
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s report, Free to Prosper: Banking and Finance Reforms for the 119th Congress, highlights practical steps to roll back harmful regulations, foster competition, and restore financial freedom.
Great overview of the new, costly Texas AI bill HB 1709 by
at . It will expand regulation and give politicians and bureaucrats more power over future technologies that they don’t fully understand nor know the cost.A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy debunks a union talking point that right-to-work laws result in lower worker wages.
Analysis of the Social Security Fairness Act and what it means for entitlement reform from Andrew Biggs at
: “If this is how Congress approaches Social Security reform as the trust fund’s insolvency approaches in 2033, we have much to fear from that process.”
Books I’m Reading:
Let People Prosper Show podcast
The Let People Prosper Show features deep discussions on hot topics:
Episode 131 (Yesterday):
What happens when faith meets economics? I interviewed Bill Peacock, a seasoned public policy expert, on how his Christian worldview shapes his approach to property rights, energy policy, and the Texas budget.
Episode 132 (Next Thursday):
Don’t miss next week’s episode with Thomas Savidge, a research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. We discuss the nuances of economic responsibility. From federal spending’s grip on state budgets to the long-term impact of public debt, this episode dives into the trade-offs shaping our economy.Did you miss This Week’s Economy episode 94?
Complementary Policy Guide
Want to let people prosper in 2025? Don’t miss my guide for state and federal policymakers.
Quote of the Week
Bible Verse of the Week
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