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Texas Ranks 3rd In U.S. Economic Freedom

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published November 29, 2018 at 6:00 AM CST
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Texas A&M-Commerce economics professor Dr. Dale Funderburk reflects on a report that Texas has fallen from first among the states in economic freedom to third, behind no. 1 Florida and no. 2 new Hampshire.  The report, "Economic Freedom of North America" from the Fraser Institute notes that states with high economic freedom rank far above average in per capita income and population growth.

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News Blacklands CafeTexas economyDr. Dale FunderburkTexas A&M University-Commerce Economics & FinanceEconomic freedomFraser Institute
John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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