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Innovation Heats Up! And You Can Be Part of It!
Of the many promises of innovation, no promise likely rises higher than the opportunity to live longer, healthier and more…
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In the opioid crisis, Maryland is an example for the rest of the nation
The opioid crisis has affected rural, suburban and urban areas across the nation and members of all socioeconomic classes. The…
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Pennsylvania Passes Bipartisan Pension Reform
By preserving retirement security for existing and future employees while putting in place a more fiscally sustainable benefit for new workers, both public employees and taxpayers win.
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Let’s Fix Our Underground Water Infrastructure Through Open Competition
Like so many other people across the nation, I was horrified by the water contamination crisis that struck Flint, Michigan.
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The Williams Report
Budget: Alaska: Budget Standoff Continues as House Votes to Double Permanent Fund Dividends The state government will partially…
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New Cuba Policy Is a Step Away from a “Free Cuba”
Today, President Trump struck a middle ground on American policy toward Cuba, between those supporting the historic opening of the…
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Energy Innovation: A Key to All of the Above Jobs
Conservative clean energy innovation that focuses on clean coal, nuclear, and hydro power is, “an economic opportunity, a huge job creator,” says conservative businessman Jay Faison.
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Solar Panels, from Sea to Shining Sea?
Whether or not a grand southern border wall solar installation can pay for itself through electricity sales is difficult to predict in the absence of clear, specific proposals and construction plans.
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Illinois Must Dig Itself Out Of The Fiscal Ditch
Finger-pointing is rampant in Illinois as the state’s credit rating has been downgraded by S&P and Moody’s to near junk…
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Opening The Door For Nuclear
Over the past two decades, many states have taken steps to include more “renewable” energy resources in their state portfolios.
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Secretary Zinke Shouldn’t Stop With Bears Ears
On Monday, the Department of Interior announced the interim recommendation of its review process of the Bears Ears National Monument.
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Gail Griffin is serving her seventh year in the Arizona State Senate representing the 14th District and her third…
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Postcards from Texas Part I
In the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution against Mexico, which was led by the dictator Santa Anna,…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Bob Onder, M.D., is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. Sen. Onder is currently serving his second term representing…
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State of the State: Illinois
From Illinois’ crushing taxes and regulations to the state’s fiscal problems, it is easy to see why people are voting with their feet and leaving the state at disproportionately high rates. If the Land of Lincoln wishes to stop the bleeding, Governor Rauner can’t be the only one with good ideas—members of the General Assembly and the general public need to get behind necessary reform efforts to save the state.
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Latin America Is Primed for U.S. Trade and Investment
Led by the pro-business Mauricio Macri, Argentina could become a much more important economic partner for the United States in…
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Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Turning to Free-Speech Bills as a Fix for Higher Ed
A few months ago, Patrick Colbeck, a Republican in Michigan’s State Senate, picked up George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. What he read…
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A Lighthizer at the End of the Tunnel
Confirmed by the Senate on May 11, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer already faces a number of difficult trade challenges,…
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The Importance of Creating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Opportunities for Inmates
In the 1960s, psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck created what is known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This form of therapy…
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Annual Meeting Speaker Announcement: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
ALEC is excited to announce that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will be joining us for our 44th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.