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class="sr-only">Historic Tax Reform Package Moves Louisiana to a Flat Income Tax</span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-82716 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5855403886_71ef09fe17_o-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 2304w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">Tax Reform</p> <h3 class="card-title">Historic Tax Reform Package Moves Louisiana to a Flat Income Tax</h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Jack Baum</li> <li class="card-date">11/26/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/chicago-mayors-tax-hike-crushed-50-0-by-city-council/"><span class="sr-only">Chicago Mayor’s Tax Hike Crushed 50–0 By City Council </span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-82630 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28507250727_186e000098_k-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">Tax Reform</p> <h3 class="card-title">Chicago Mayor’s Tax Hike Crushed 50–0 By City Council </h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Lily Giovannelli</li> <li class="card-date">11/25/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/union-members-increasingly-rejected-union-bosses-and-supported-trump/"><span class="sr-only">Union Members Increasingly Rejected Union Bosses and Supported Trump</span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-64088 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/46863111734_604afb04d9_o-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 2304w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">Labor</p> <h3 class="card-title">Union Members Increasingly Rejected Union Bosses and Supported Trump</h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Barclay McGain</li> <li class="card-date">11/22/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/oil-refineries-flee-california-after-gavin-newsom-regulates-supply-of-gasoline/"><span class="sr-only">Oil Refineries Flee California After Gavin Newsom Regulates Supply of Gasoline </span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-64058 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/51184837441_247aced30e_k.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">Energy, Regulation</p> <h3 class="card-title">Oil Refineries Flee California After Gavin Newsom Regulates Supply of Gasoline </h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Atticus Vernacchio</li> <li class="card-date">11/22/2024</li> </ul> </div> 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<img class="wp-image-62613 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?w=2560&quality=80&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=300%2C169&quality=80&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&quality=80&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-18-at-17-09-04-norquist-no-need-to-pay-for-extension-of-trump-tax-cuts-youtube.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">News, Tax Reform</p> <h3 class="card-title">Norquist: No Need to “Pay For” Extension of Trump Tax Cuts</h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Americans for Tax Reform</li> <li class="card-date">11/18/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/norquist-praises-trump-selection-of-brendan-carr-for-fcc-chairman/"><span class="sr-only">Norquist Praises Trump Selection of Brendan Carr for FCC Chairman</span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-62546 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fcc-pic-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 2304w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag">News, Regulation</p> <h3 class="card-title">Norquist Praises Trump Selection of Brendan Carr for FCC Chairman</h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-author">Americans for Tax Reform</li> <li class="card-date">11/18/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/atr-applauds-trump-selection-of-chris-wright-as-secretary-of-energy/"><span class="sr-only">ATR Applauds Trump Selection of Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy</span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-62686 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&quality=80&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-11-31-22-department-of-energy-exterior-building-photo-u.s.-geological-survey.jpg?zoom=2&resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 1536w" size="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" alt=""> </div> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-tag"></p> <h3 class="card-title">ATR Applauds Trump Selection of Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy</h3> <ul class="card-meta"> <li class="card-date">11/17/2024</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="card commentary-archive-card card-horizontal"> <a class="card-link" href="https://atr.org/norquist-praises-trump-selection-of-doug-burgum-as-secretary-of-the-interior/"><span class="sr-only">Norquist Praises Trump Selection of Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior</span></a> <header class="card-media"> <div class="thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image:url(https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53299217859_f8de398aad_4k-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=80&ssl=1)"> <img class="wp-image-56017 size-16x9-small card-thumbnail" src="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53299217859_f8de398aad_4k-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/atr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53299217859_f8de398aad_4k-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=80&ssl=1 768w, 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