Rich States, Poor States - 15th Edition
The Economic Outlook Ranking in the 15th Edition of Rich States Poor States is a forecast based on a state’s current standing in 15 state policy variables. Each of these factors is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process. Generally speaking, states that spend less — especially on income transfer programs — and states that tax less — particularly on productive activities such as working or investing — experience higher growth rates than states that tax and spend more.
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VIDEO: Counting Down the Top States for Economic Outlook – #3 Arizona
Our Policy Hour series on the top states for Economic Outlook kicked off with Arizona. ALEC’s Jonathan Williams and Lee Schalk spoke with the Chair of the ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, Arizona…
ALEC in Bloomberg News: America’s Political Right Has a New Enemy No. 1: ESG Investors
Bloomberg News Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan May 20, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry: Down with ESG. Conservatives have…
ALEC in the Associated Press: GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
BY SAM METZ ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 20, 2022 Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions, the latest indication that the…
VIDEO: New Yorkers Fight Back Against Big Government Spenders
This week on ALEC TV, ALEC’s Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and ALEC’s Public Affairs Director Catherine Mortensen spoke with New York Assemblyman Kevin Byrne and Yorktown Supervisor Matthew Slater,…