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State Solutions to Make Health Care Affordable
A topic on the minds of many Iowans and Americans as a whole is the issue of health care. In…
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Affordable and Efficient Cars, Not Federal Mandates
A large SUV that can fit the whole family? A fuel-efficient subcompact? How about muscle car? Americans enjoy a range…
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1.1 Trillion Reasons to Remember State and Local Bond Obligations
Note: This Article Originally Appeared in The Hill. We can all agree that we want our states and cities…
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Legislator of the Week: Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundberg
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundberg. Senator Lundberg has always had a strong interest…
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Legislator of the Week: All ALEC State Legislators
This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council celebrates 45 years of legislators coming together to collaborate, learn, and work to…
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The Williams Report, September 2018
Budget: Connecticut: Small Surplus Projected with Current Budget Two months into Connecticut’s fiscal year, the state’s budget…
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Congress to Stop States from Making Their Own Bets?
In 1992, Congress enacted the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that effectively prevented any state from…
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Legislator of the Week: Florida State Representative Amber Mariano
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Florida State Representative Amber Mariano. Representative…
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Jonathan Williams on the Lars Larson Show, 9/13/18
ALEC Chief Economist and Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform Jonathan Williams joined the Lars Larson Radio…
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Telemedicine Apps Help Solve Supply and Demand in Healthcare
The mid-century ideal of a doctor arriving at the doorstep with a black bag and sitting at ones’ bedside sharing…
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FCC Proposes Rules to Help America Win the Race to 5G
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission released a proposed order to help the United States win the race to…
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Legislator of the Week: Texas Representative Dennis Paul
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Texas State Representative Dennis Paul. Representative Paul is currently serving his second…
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Seattle Learned There’s No Brain Behind a Head Tax
In May, Seattle, Washington, enacted an employment head tax on large firms but then abruptly repealed the tax just weeks…
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The Pension Crisis is not a Black Swan Event
Close your eyes and envision a swan. What color is it? Most likely, it is a white swan. Because most…
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Taxes Threaten Affordable Energy
Since 2013, new processes for extracting natural gas revealed a bountiful resource that burned cleaner, cheaper, and more efficiently than…
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How Facial Recognition Technology Keeps Children Safe
Above all, parents want safety and security in schools when they drop their child off each day. Currently, anyone can…
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Term Limits Appear to Strengthen Nascent Democracies in Africa
Around the world democratically elected leaders from Venezuela (read more here) to Turkey (read more here) are subverting…
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California is Wasting Taxpayer Funds Enacting a State Net Neutrality Law
California is on the verge of wasting taxpayer money in an effort to make a political statement. State legislators are…
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Legislator of the Week: Missouri State Senator Ed Emery
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Missouri State Senator Ed Emery. Senator Emery represents the newly formed 31st District…
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Reining in the Federal Government
Over the last decade, you would be hard-pressed to find many Americans who are pleased with the United States Congress. …