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To Protect Our Kids and Make Schools Safer, Let’s Turn to the States For Help
This Article Originally Appeared in The Hill After a tragic shooting in a south Florida school earlier this year, …
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FIRST STEP Act Temporarily Stalls, but States Continue to Make Waves on Laws Helping Ex-Offenders and Improving Public Safety
Yesterday, President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in order to evaluate the Senate’s willingness…
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The Williams Report, August 2018
Budget: Illinois: State Admits to Billion-Dollar Budget Hole The Rauner Administration acknowledged a $1.2 billion structural deficit…
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Chicago Pension Obligation Bonds, a Strategy or Gamble?
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration is exploring the possibility of issuing billions of dollars of pension obligation bonds and…
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Legislator of the Week: Missouri State Senator Bob Onder
This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Missouri State Senator Robert (Bob) Onder. Senator Onder has served the residents of…
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Treasury Recognizes Importance of Donor Privacy in New Regulation
On July 16, the Department of the Treasury announced that 501(c) tax-exempt organizations, except 501(c)(3)s, no longer have to…
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An Inconvenient Tort: CA Court Affirms that Climate Policy Should Be Handled by Congress, Agencies
On June 25, Federal District Court Judge William Alsup threw out a case brought by the cities of Oakland…
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Legislator of the Week: New Hampshire Representative Ken Weyler
This week, ALEC and Freedom Works introduce New Hampshire State Representative Ken Weyler. Representative Weyler is serving his 15th…
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For 5G Health Care Possibilities, the Sky’s the Limit
From robot-assisted surgery to 3D printed skin, the medical field is constantly seeking ways to use technology to provide better…
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Ed Tech Spotlight: Western Governors University
Disruption in higher education has become a hot topic of late. With predictions about widespread university closure and…
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Legislator of the Week: Speaker Ron Ryckman of Kansas
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Kansas State Representative Ron Ryckman. Representative Ryckman serves as Speaker of the…
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I Saw The Sign
“I saw the sign,” sang pop band Ace of Base in the early ‘90s. They probably didn’t realize it,…
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Legislator of the Week: Ohio State Senator Bill Coley
This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Ohio State Senator Bill Coley. Senator Coley is serving his second full term…
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Arsenic and Old Law: Regulation, Litigation and California’s Proposition 65 Problem
Walking into a coffee shop in California isn’t quite like walking into a coffee shop in other parts of the…
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Legislator of the Week: Maine Representative Trey Stewart
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Maine Representative Trey Stewart. Rep. Stewart is serving his first term in…
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New Resources on International Trade
Americans – whether they are consumers, manufacturers or farmers – benefit from robust international trade. The overwhelming majority of firms…
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Center for State Fiscal Reform Hosts Midwest Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy
The ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform recently hosted a successful Midwest Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy, with Nebraska legislative…
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Trump Nominates Second Appointee to the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominated D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court on Monday night, marking his second…
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Liberia’s Path toward Democracy
On January 22, 2018, newly elected Liberian president, George Weah spoke to his people about a future of peace and…
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New Hampshire Governor’s Veto Helps Majority of Ratepayers
Last month, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed a bill related to the state’s net metering program. By vetoing the…