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For Retirement Security, K-12 Teachers Should Embrace Higher Ed Model
In a modern, defined contribution system, all workers and retirees get an annual report on the status of their pension investments.
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A National Race to Government Transparency
As Treasurer of Ohio, I believe taxpayers have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent. So in December 2014, I launched OhioCheckbook.com which for the first time in Ohio history puts every single state expenditure online.
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Interview with Representative Christina Hagan
Representative Christina Hagan, an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) member and Midwestern Chair of the ALEC Women’s Caucus, is the…
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Massachusetts Plays the Lottery with Students’ Futures
Last Wednesday, the families of 366 Massachusetts students waited anxiously while their educational fates were decided by a lottery. The families were applying to the Holyoke Community Charter School, one of the best in Massachusetts, but because charter school enrollment is arbitrarily capped in the state, only 34 were chosen to enroll in the school. Unfortunately, scenes like the one at Holyoke are not uncommon in Massachusetts, where the law allows only a certain number of charter schools to operate.
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What do you think about transparency in your state?
Fill out the questions below to share what you think about transparency in your state. …
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Why the FCC’s Plan to “Protect” Consumer Privacy is Misguided
So much for a regulatory light touch. The Federal Communications Commission outlined a plan to require major Internet Service…
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act
Government transparency is absolutely critical for government accountability. The government that works best is the government that is accountable to…
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Virginia General Assembly Unanimously Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
On March 10, 2016, the Virginia House of Delegates unanimously voted to reform a certain aspect of their civil asset forfeiture…
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Rationalize Maryland’s Regulatory Environment
For years, Maryland’s over-regulation has been hurting the…
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Tennessee Senate Passes Ban-the-Box Legislation
The Tennessee Senate recently passed Senate Bill 2440 with a 25 to 7 vote. The bill, colloquially known as…
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ALEC Principles Shine Light on Government Failures
Sunshine Week, running from March 13 to 19, aims to promote transparency in government, which is a fundamental component of the ALEC principles of limited government, free markets and federalism. The private sector can offer superior alternatives to failing public schools, overly complex healthcare services and expensive infrastructure projects. When government services are transferred to the free market, private companies deliver high-quality public services at far less cost to the taxpayer.
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As Clean Power Plan is Litigated, More States are “Putting their Pencils Down”
In early February, the U.S. Supreme Court elected to stay implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean…
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Dr. Merson and Jen Campisano chat with ALEC in Scottsdale
Dr. James Merson and cancer survivor Jen Campisano talked vital innovation at the 2015 ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit…
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Senator Michael Hough Awarded at CPAC
On March 5 at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Maryland Senator Michael Hough, former ALEC State Chair for…
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ALEC Alumni Spotlight – Jerry Madden
The ALEC Alumni Association works with former lawmakers to promote limited government, free markets and federalism in their communities when…
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ALEC and ACCE Offer Lawmakers Resources to Prevent Future Flint Crises
As Flint officials handle the water crisis sickening town residents, state and local lawmakers should take a closer look at their own water supply and infrastructure viability. Thankfully, ALEC members have focused on this issue for years and can offer solutions that can be applied back home.
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The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (UMITA): Shining a Light on the Hidden Costs of Unfunded Mandates
ALEC hosted a congressional conference call with Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC) on Tuesday, February 23. The Congresswoman discussed her sponsorship of the…
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Prison Programming with Education Focus Reduces Recidivism
For every dollar invested in a prison education program it will ultimately save taxpayers between $4 and $5 in reincarceration costs. The relative price of educating prisoners is negligible in relation to the annual cost of incarceration.
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Missouri Legislature Working to Replace Archaic Lawsuit Expert Rules
Today, a civil or criminal case rarely goes by in which each party does not try to offer the jury…
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CMS ‘Reinsurance’ Program Deceives U.S. Treasury Department, Taxpayers
The list of failures, misrepresentations and falsities surrounding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is almost unending. First…