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Should Congress Provide More Aid to States?
This article was originally published by CQ Researcher. States have received billions in federal aid via the $2 trillion…
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COVID Pandemic Creates Opportunities for Tax Relief
Hear from EVP of Policy Jonathan Williams in Inside Sources with his latest “COVID Pandemic Creates Opportunities for Tax Relief”…
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The Minimum Wage: Separating Myth from Fact
Check out EVP of Policy Jonathan Williams and Associate Task Force Director Skip Estes with their latest in Issues and…
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Key ALEC Policy Ideas for 2021
Our entire policy department at ALEC is busy analyzing the best free market ideas to add to the important discussions…
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A Missing Piece in the Property Tax Reform Puzzle?
Property tax reform is a difficult puzzle to solve. But one successful policy solution has been Truth in Taxation. Over…
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South Dakota’s Secret to Success
During her State of the State address, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem proudly rejected additional unemployment aid from the…
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State Leaders Say “No Thanks” to Federal Bailout
To: The Federal Government and Leaders in Washington DC From: American Legislative Exchange Council and Partners 2900 Crystal Drive, 6th Floor,…
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Congress Applauds ALEC Efforts to Address a Federal Bailout of States
Last year, ALEC released a letter signed by more than 200 state lawmakers that addressed the policy concerns with…
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Biden’s Step by Step Approach to a Public Option
After two weeks in office, President Biden signed his first two orders in the health care sector. They laid the…
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Jonathan Williams and John Hendrickson: Iowa Tax Cuts Will Work with Lessons Learned from Kansas
ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined John Hendrickson of the Tax Education Foundation of…
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What COVID-19 Revealed About the Meat Supply Chain
Last spring, the U.S. faced a near debilitating meat shortage due to the effects of COVID-19. The COVID-19 outbreak hit…
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Industry Helping Government Help People
Businesses, or industry in general, can help the government help people outside of the traditional public-private partnership model. While some…
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Jonathan Williams on Moore Money with Steve Moore
Join ALEC EVP and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and economic powerhouse Steve Moore to discuss a bailout of states, Rich…
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Universal Recognition: A Win for American Workers, Consumers and the Economy
Universal recognition reform is gaining traction across America. That is a win for American workers, consumers and the economy. By…
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Jonathon Hauenschild in Governing
Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jonathon Hauenschild was featured in a recent piece in Governing, “States Pre-empt Cities Almost…
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36 Years and Counting: Museveni’s Reign Continues in Uganda
Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement Party (NRM) was reelected on January 14, 2021 for a…
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Preserving the Union by Acting More Like Us
While working in Japan years ago, I read a book by Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. In the late 1980s,…
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State Legislator of the Month – MS Representative Becky Currie
It is our privilege to announce Mississippi House Representative Becky Currie as this month’s recipient of the ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator…
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President Biden and the Affordable Care Act
In an eventful first week as Commander-in-Chief, President Biden has already signed 22 executive orders into law. Despite claims during…
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States: New Year, Same Debt Policy
Recently, state governments have taken advantage of low interest rates and issuing bonds to cover revenue losses from 2020.