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Texas Governor Rick Perry and Dr. Arthur Laffer before the launch of the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics as a part of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on April 18th, 2011. Photo via http://governor.state.tx.us/

Arthur Laffer’s dynamic roadshow

By | 12.18.12 | 1:24 pm

On January 19 of this year, Kansas state Sen. Julia Lynn offered an exuberant greeting to renowned tax-cutting enthusiast Arthur Laffer. “What an honor and privilege to have you here in Kansas,” Lynn said, welcoming the fabled former Reagan economic advisor to an informational meeting of the senate’s assessment and More…

Could bans on ‘wrongful birth’ suits endanger women?

By | 03.21.12 | 8:00 am

Earlier this month, a jury awarded nearly $3 million in damages to a Portland, Ore., couple who said they would have aborted their daughter had they known she was going to be born with Down syndrome. More…

Conservatives plot to roll back LGBT protections

By | 03.05.12 | 3:16 pm

More…Under the radar and with clever wording, social conservatives in several states are trying to make it illegal for local communities to protect their LGBT citizens from discrimination in housing and employment. And they hope that by not explicitly mentioning “sexual orientation” in the legislation, judges may let the proposed

Anti-abortion bill lacks mental illnesses safeguards

By Ashley Lopez | 02.16.12 | 9:55 am | More from The Florida Independent

Michelle Cory, a 58-year-old resident of Margate, says a law making its way through the Florida Legislature that would restrict access to third trimester abortions would endanger the health of women with mental health problems. More…

Immigration strategy proposed at CPAC: ‘Let’s put a wall around the welfare state’

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.13.12 | 2:59 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Panelists at the Conservative Political Action Conference spoke Saturday about immigration measures that would uphold conservative values and attacked federal action against immigration-enforcement state laws. More…

‘Self-deportation’ another way to describe ‘attrition through enforcement’

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.27.12 | 4:23 pm | More from The Florida Independent

When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke about “self-deportation” in Florida this week, his closest rival Newt Gingrich called it an “Obama-level fantasy,” but self-deportation is really just another way to describe “attrition through enforcement.” More…

Three anti-abortion bills to be taken up in Florida Legislature

By Ashley Lopez | 01.23.12 | 12:41 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Florida state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, has put three anti-abortion bills on the state legislature’s calendar for Tuesday. More…

Florida gets failing grade on national reproductive rights report

By Ashley Lopez | 01.19.12 | 4:17 pm | More from The Florida Independent

NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national reproductive rights groups, today released a report analyzing the “state of women’s access to reproductive-health care” around the country. Florida received an “F” overall for the policies it enacted in the last year. More…