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The Williams Report
General: Huffington Post Bob Williams column: How to address states’ budget deficits: performance-outcome budgeting Budget: Alabama: Lawmakers pass Alabama…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Kris Langer is a native South Dakotan and was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She received her B.S.
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State of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts
Overall, however, the state’s steps towards economic competitiveness are yielding results. Governor Baker rightfully recognized this achievement, “We built a bipartisan team, worked in partnership with the legislature and looked for common ground.” Shrinking the state’s budget gap by over $1 billion without tax or fee increases is just one example.
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State of the State: Vermont
With Vermont’s economic outlook continuing to languish at 49th (according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States publication), legislators may be ready to take the governor’s charge to heart: “We must act now, and begin our ascent.”
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State of the State: Utah
The governor cautioned against “altering our tax policies in any way that could damage our robust economic engine.” He also advised that the “best way to ensure ongoing growth of education funding is to continue to grow our economy. Failure to take into account how tax rates affect business investment won’t help us make good policy decisions.” Indeed, the relatively low top marginal personal and corporate income tax rates (18th and 11th lowest, respectively) are partly responsible for Utah holding the top economic outlook for 10 consecutive years.
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State of the State: Michigan
Fortunately, the governor recognizes that the government can best enable growth by removing artificial obstacles to entrepreneurs: “Over the last few years we dumped the dumbest tax in America, we cut needless regulations, we started paying down our long-term debt, we started saving for the future, we laid the groundwork for success we have today so our businesses could create jobs. We create the environment for job creation, we don’t create those jobs.”
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Federalism: “When We Destroy It, We Place Liberty at Peril”
To the Framers of the Constitution, the structure of our governing system was a matter of life or death, liberty…
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Accessing Pirated Content Is Not Worth the Risk
A report published by Digital Citizens Alliance has found that websites dedicated to distributing illicit movies, television shows and…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment – A 2017 Recap of the Road to 34
The 2017 legislative session was filled with action for the balanced budget amendment (BBA) campaign. Going into January, BBA had…
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The “Runaway Convention”: A Most Tenacious Myth
Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides a mechanism for the states to propose constitutional amendments. America’s Founders included this…
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What Do State Legislators Need to Know About Commercial Speech?
Now that Justice Neil Gorsuch is firmly planted on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court, he is expected to…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Representative Christina Hagan is a native Ohioan and was born in Marlboro Township, Ohio. She received her B.A. in Business…
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States Continue To Make Civil Asset Forfeiture Process More Transparent
Civil asset forfeiture abuses in various states throughout the country are well-documented. There are several instances individuals have seen their…
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VIDEO: American City County Exchange: Change in Communities
“It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re from. If you believe that the solutions to our problems come from…
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The Williams Report
Budget: General: Steve Ballmer Says Numbers and Facts Still Matter Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is spending $10…
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Department of Education to Review Regulation and Return Control to States
On Wednesday, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Education to review all of its programs and regulations relating to the three major federal education laws for compliance with principles of federalism and local control over education.
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VIDEO: North Carolina: Setting an Example in Tax Reform
Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform, and Elliot Young, Research Analyst for…
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VIDEO: Carbon Tax Explained
Joel Griffith, Director of the ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, explains what implementing a carbon tax means.
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Speaker Linda Upmeyer is a native Iowan and was born in Mason City, Iowa. She received her BSN from the…
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VIDEO: USA Act Explained featuring Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers joins ALEC to discuss the USA Act, a bill that will address wasteful government spending.