What’s The Latest at The Policy Circle

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Nov 9, 2018

Opportunity or Gridlock

Election season is over! The Democrats gained control of the House and the Republicans maintained their Senate Majority. There was a record number of women elected in public office, 100 women will be in Congress. The 2019 Congress will welcome 77 veterans, the first Muslim, first Native-Americans, and first Korean-American women. Tennessee elected the first woman Senator, […]

Oct 20, 2018

Circle Leaders Step Up at Annual Policy Conference

The Policy Circle team and Circle Leaders and Members from Indiana, Kansas, Illinois and Texas attended the 2018 State Policy Network Annual Meeting, which took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. Every year, free market organizations converge at a host city to bring together thought leaders and state groups working to put policy solutions in […]

Oct 6, 2018

How can you say America is Exceptional?

I started the week watching a video on the Descent of Venezuela. Sixteen years ago, Venezuela was the breadbasket of South America. A country that is as oil rich as Saudi Arabia, yet today my friend Emilio has to mail boxes of food to his mother who stayed there.  She can’t leave, and he can’t […]

Oct 5, 2018

Ask Kristin: What Do The Polls Say?

A crazy political season is upon us again, and everyone seems to have an opinion. Experts spend their days conducting and publishing polls to publicize where public opinion is leaning. Meanwhile, the most outspoken folks are closely following polling data and tempering their comments accordingly. So, what do the polls say?   Check out this […]