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Sentencing Juveniles as Adults is Not Always The Best Policy
The issue of presumptively treating 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system has been discussed and debated in a…
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Cuba: A New Revolution
President Obama’s visit to the communist island this March represents a turning point for both nations. To move forward, each…
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Rich States, Poor States: Maine Gets Richer, but Still Among the Poorest
In the recently-released ninth edition of the Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Maine earned its highest all-time rank of 38.
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Fighting Opioid Abuse Takes All of Us
Today, more people are dying of drug overdoses than car accidents. And you, our local officials, are seeing the…
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House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Forwards the Email Privacy Act to the Full House
The Judiciary Committee of the United States House unanimously passed a substituted version of the Email Privacy Act. “Americans……
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Alumni Spotlight – Steve Bisenius
Steve Bisenius first became involved in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shortly after he was elected to the Iowa…
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Don’t Follow the Left’s Upside Down Approach To Inversions
This month, a coalition of free market supporters sent Treasury Secretary Jack Lew a letter urging him to meaningfully address tax inversions, in which companies merge with foreign counterparts and headquarter abroad, by working with Congress to pass corporate tax reform. The Treasury’s actions so far – three rounds of new tax inversion regulations over the past 19 months – won’t solve the problem.
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Rich States, Poor States: 9th Edition Released
On Tuesday, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform released the ninth edition of the Rich…
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FBI vs. Apple: Effort to expand federal power won’t go away
No one wants to enable criminals and terrorists. But this debate was not about Apple’s cooperation with the FBI. It was, and still is, about radically expanding the power of the federal government and about keeping your personal information — financial, health, even photos and emails — secure from hackers, criminals and cyber terrorists.
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Energy, Climate and Vulnerable Populations
Last week, the Obama administration released a new report detailing the negative consequences climate change may have on human…
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Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson – Your Ideas Live On!
Thomas Jefferson, America’s first secretary of state, second vice president and third president would likely relish the title bestowed on…
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An Open Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Automatic Withholding of Union Dues
The recent editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch misleads the public on the importance of transparency in the payment…
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Senators Threaten to Eradicate Device and End-to-End Encryption
The end of encryption as we know it is near if Senators Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr have their way.
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What Can be Done after Friedrichs?
Public sector workers in over 20 states must continue paying union dues, like…
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Why The Left And Others Fear Fundamental State Tax Reform
The 2016 election cycle is in full swing, and so is the campaign to scare citizens and policymakers away from…
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President Obama’s Regulatory Reform
In the President’s world paradigm, growing the U.S. economy comes from investing in public programs, while the private sector engages in “loopholes” intending to “game the system” that in reality were perfectly legal actions in a tax system that is in desperate need of reform.
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The Ninth Circuit Allows Uber to Appeal Driver Class Action Certification Decision
An appellate court has all but halted a case in California that will determine whether Uber drivers are employees…
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An Open Letter to American Water Works Association
Responsible elected officials, financial professionals and utility engineers must support and promote open competition and the need for alternative products and materials in bidding processes for underground infrastructure. Moreover, this is a fundamental right and responsibility of all municipal governments.
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Alumni Spotlight – Jim Clark
Jim Clark was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1996 and immediately joined the American Legislative Exchange Council…
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Tune In: How Collective Bargaining Negatively Affects State and Local Finances
Collective bargaining by public employee unions has a major impact on a state’s budget. A new report from the…