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The Williams Report
Budget Alaska: Alaska looks to diversify their tax revenues but, unfortunately, looks in the wrong place, an income tax.
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For High-Octane Growth, Exchange the State and Local Tax Deductions for Lower Income Tax Rates
Eliminating the state and local tax (SALT) deduction would provide upwards of $1.5 trillion over the next decade to implement…
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Jonathan Williams Joins the Tim Jones Radio Show
Chief Economist and Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform joined the Time Jones Radio Show this past…
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Legislators Need to Address Campus Free Speech
In a Q&A, First Amendment attorney Casey Mattox of the Center for Academic Freedom outlines why state legislators should be concerned…
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Education Spending and Outcomes
In 2016, the Connecticut Superior Court held that the state failed to uphold its constitutional duty to provide adequate education…
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Live Free or Die
ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce New Hampshire State Senator John Reagan from the…
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Erica York: Redskins Camp is a Bad Deal for RVA Taxpayers
As the Washington Redskins “broke training camp” at their state-of-the art facility, the city of Richmond is going broke paying…
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ALEC Applauds Federal Tax Reform Framework
As a nation, we have fallen behind in competitiveness – just by standing still. As the rest of the world…
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State Spotlight with MO Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft stopped by the ALEC office this week. While he was here he talked about…
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Jonathan Williams Explains Why America Needs Tax Cuts Now
The ALEC Tax team joined How Money Walks, Job Creators Network and small business owners from across the country in…
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History Was Made in Phoenix This Month
On September 12, official delegations from 19 states as well as observers from several additional states assembled in Phoenix for…
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The Power of the Purse: President Rodrigo Duterte Effectively Defunded the Philippine Commission on Human Rights
Filipinos often refer to them by their acronym – EJKs – extrajudicial killings, and they are taking place with alarming…
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U.S. International Trade Commission Decision Is Blatant Protectionism
On Friday the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that solar panel manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld experienced serious injury due…
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Old Nick and the Bolivarian Revolution
The Bolivarian Revolution of Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas Maduro has come full circle. In Venezuela,…
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Illinois Becomes Latest State to Reform Civil Forfeiture
The trend of states reforming their civil asset forfeiture process has continued. This week, Governor Bruce Rauner…
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Creating Rules of Procedure to Govern a Convention for Proposing Amendments Pursuant to Article V of the U.S. Constitution
Testimony before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Prepared by Karla Jones Director of the…
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Honoring the Guide of the Republic
George Washington described the U.S. Constitution as “the guide which I never will abandon.” While modern Americans may not have…
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Fighting Big Government in PA
ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Pennsylvania State Senator John…
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Protests: Enforce the Laws on the Books Before Writing New Ones
Every time there is a crisis, the pressure is on legislators to do something about it. Recently the crisis has…
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The Federal Government is Starting to Act on Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
The future is bright for autonomous vehicle development in the United States. The Trump administration, through Secretary Elaine Chao and…