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STATEMENT: James Carter & Mike Faulkender on the August PPI Release
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute released the following statement on the August Producer Price Index (PPI) release from James Carter, Director of the Center for American Prosperity, and Mike Faulkender, Visiting Fellow at the America First Policy Institute: “The Biden Administration’s inflation disaster continues to rage…
View EntrySo Much for Inflation Reduction
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In the words of Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary under President Clinton and National Economic Council Director under President Obama, “Today’s CPI report confirms that the U.S. has a serious inflation problem.” The inflation problem is so massive that following the news release this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
View EntryExpert insight: As we remember 9/11, DHS is Forgetting ITS Mission
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The anniversary of 9/11 calls to mind the extraordinary loss of innocent American lives and the subsequent sacrifices made by our service members at home and abroad. Though 21 years have passed since the devastating attacks on our homeland and two decades of military involvement, it has been barely more…
View EntryUnion Arbitrators overturn Most Federal Employee Dismissals
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Civil service protections make removing federal employees difficult. Dismissed employees can appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which reinstates employees in just over one-quarter of cases. Unionized federal employees can alternatively grieve removals before an arbitrator. Federal unions help select these arbitrators, and they are even more lenient…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Mike Faulkender on the August CPI Release
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute released the following statement from Mike Faulkender, Visiting Fellow, regarding the August Consumer Price Index release: “So much for inflation reduction. Today’s report shows that the inflation fire is still raging. Hardworking Americans continue to suffer under the Biden Administration’s big…
View EntryAFPI Submits Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations
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Dear Secretary Cardona, This year, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, legislation that has protected female students attending schools that receive federal funding from discrimination based on sex. The text of the act specifies that “no person in the United States shall,…
View EntryIs the Government being Weaponized Against You?
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Unequally Applying the Law Subverts Justice for All Government agencies too often use their authority and power, appearing to unequally target groups and individuals based on their political and ideological views. AFPI has compiled a list of many recent abuses of executive authority, which point to an urgent need for…
View EntryReforming Florida’s State Career Service
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florida govERNMENt WOULD OPERATE EVEN BETTER UNDER AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT Florida modernized its state government by making supervisors at-will in 2001. These reforms were a success. Several other states have gone entirely at-will. HR directors in these states report this makes their workforces more responsive, flexible, and efficient. Florida can serve…
View EntryAt-Will Employment in the Career Service Would Improve Florida State Government
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Florida’s civil service laws protect state government employees from removal. Most state employees can only be dismissed “for cause.” They can appeal their removal administratively and then in the courts if fired. These removal protections make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more difficult. Florida partially addressed these problems with…
View EntryMaking the Utah Career Service At-Will Would Improve State Government
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INTRODUCTION Utah’s civil service laws give state government employees extensive removal protections. These restrictions make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more challenging. A series of incremental reforms have addressed these problems by making some state employees at-will, allowing agencies to dismiss them without going through civil service procedures. State…
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