Policy Corner

James joins the ‘Frontier Briefing’ to discuss the real cost of America’s broken permitting process. Tanner and James discuss how permitting delays drive up energy costs, delay critical projects, and stand in the way of economic growth and energy abundance. Drawing from James’s recent report, the discussion explores why permitting reform matters for consumers, workers, and America’s future.

America’s workforce is changing, and state lawmakers are starting to catch up.

Our history is filled with figures who have shaped society, culture, and politics in fundamental ways. We teach our children about heroic figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But America’s story hasn’t only been written by famous presidents or generals. It has often been written by everyday people who confront something unfair, refuse to stand by, and take one small step to fix the injustices they see.

Kurt Couchman joins ‘The Lars Larson Show” to discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment. (48.42)

A balanced budget rule can be a normal, neutral tool of sound governance. To succeed, members of Congress must learn to think of it that way. Support comes from being engaged, from being at the table, and from having a say in the product. Timing matters too.

Kurt joins Dan Ochsner to discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment. (41:29)

Americans will also receive indirect tax relief and benefit from provisions that spur economic growth.

James joins the show to talk about energy and permitting in Arizona. (44:25)

Kurt Couchman joins ‘The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser’ to discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment.

On March 12, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed into law a bill to move legislative rule-making powers back towards its proper place in the Legislative Branch.