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VIDEO: States know best how to manage public lands
This week on ALEC TV, we interviewed Utah State Representatives Keven Stratton and Ken Ivory about tranfering management of federal…
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Video: Making America Safe Again
This week on ALEC TV, ALEC Criminal and Civil Justice Reform Task Director Nino Marchese and ALEC Public Affairs Director…
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ALEC on Talkback Radio: Cutting Taxes Attracts New Residents
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams joined Talkback Radio host Chuck…
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Prosperity & Security from Below: America’s Natural Resources are Vital to the Economy
As inflation in the U.S. surges to 8.5%, the regulatory nightmare for two of America’s…
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President Biden’s Department of Education Wages War on Charter Schools
A recent regulatory proposal issued by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) takes aim at charter schools nationwide, marking…
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Arizona Leads Nation in Giving Patients the Right to Try
“The right to try to save one’s own life is one of the most precious rights of all.” – Victor…
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ALEC in Deseret News: How Utah has had the nation’s best economy for 15 straight years
Instead of cowering to mounting pressure from the liberal media and outside states, Utah remained determined to forgo mandates and unnecessary government overreach and instead focused on personal freedoms and Utahns’ ability to make sound decisions
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Video: Western lawmakers fight the Biden Administration land grab
This week, Karla Jones, ALEC Senior Director, Federalism and International Relations Task Force and Catherine Mortensen, ALEC Director of Public…
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ALEC in The American Conservative: State Pension Funds Gamble Workers’ Retirement On ESG
“If individuals believe in the cause of however they define ESG and they want to spend their own money and sacrifice their own returns and pay higher fees, God bless them,” Williams said. “But don’t put that on the backs of state workers and pensioners that are relying on those checks in retirement.”
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ALEC in Kaiser Health News: Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power
By Sam Whitehead and Julie Appleby APRIL 21, 2022 The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics…
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ALEC in the Deseret News: Why Utah leaders call this economic ranking for the state ‘monumental’
Utah’s economic outlook tops the nation for 15 years in a row By Katie McKellar Apr 18, 2022…
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ALEC on Liberty Watch Radio: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Must Be Made Permanent
State Sen. Vince Leach of Arizona, chairman of the ALEC public Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, joined Tucson radio host…
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ALEC in Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows
DAILY CALLER SAMANTHA RENCK April 18, 2022 States with lower taxes and less spending have a stronger economic outlook…
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Taxpayers Voting with Their Feet
2022 Rich States, Poor States Report: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index “The number one reason on census surveys…
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Examining the Risks of No-Knock Raids
A no-knock raid in Minneapolis which resulted in the death of Amir Locke has reignited the conversation over how…
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ALEC in Washington Times: Fighting to Protect Pension Funds from ‘Woke’ Investment Schemes
WASHINGTON TIMES By Sean Salai – The Washington Times – Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Conservative investors are becoming shareholder activists…
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ALEC on NTD News: Politically motivated investment schemes hurt retirees
ALEC Chief Economist Jonathan Williams was recently featured on NTD News talking about ALEC’s newest model policy STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE…
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ALEC on Talkback Radio: California should not be able to dictate farm policies for entire country
Host Chuck Wilder: In 2018 California voters approved the Farm Animal Confinement Proposition, which sounds like a good idea, sort…
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ALEC in RealClear Politics: ‘Great Opportunity Project’ Spreads Best State Economic Policies Nationwide
REALCLEAR POLITICS By Alfredo Ortiz & Jonathan Williams Next Monday is Tax Day, the last day for Americans to…
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ALEC in Wall Street Journal: Conservative Group Wants to Stop State Pensions From Pursuing ESG Initiatives
WALL STREET JOURNAL April 6, 2022 State pension funds should be barred from considering social and environmental factors in…