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Kentucky Becomes the 27th Right-to-Work State
Over the weekend, Kentucky lawmakers and Governor Bevin moved swiftly to fulfill one of the most repeated campaign promises of…
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House REINS in Government Red Tape
Yesterday, an eager House of Representatives got to work and quickly fulfilled one of the season’s most significant campaign promises—regulatory…
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All of the Above Jobs
"All of the Above Jobs" can create prosperity and improve environmental quality.
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Policy for the Environment, Not Government
Given a choice, the environmental left will choose government over solving what it claims are urgent environmental challenges. The case…
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This Wireless Future
Not long ago, to be connected online a person had to be anchored to a desk with a personal computer.
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New Study Exposes Cronyism within State Pensions
The ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform just released Keeping the Promise: Getting Politics Out of Pensions, the second…
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams on The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Live
It's time to drain the government pension swamp.
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Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy for Newly-Elected State Legislators
The event took place November 28-30 in Washington, D.C. with 20 legislative attendees from around the country.
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21st Century Cures: Deregulation and reinvestment will modernize healthcare in the U.S.
Following three years of bipartisan compromise, President Obama has signed landmark legislation, the 21st Century Cures Act, into law. In contrast…
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President Elect Trump Should Allow Senate to Reject Paris Climate Agreement
When it’s all said and done, the lasting legacy of the Obama presidency may end up being a clearer understanding…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide
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Pennsylvania Can’t Afford to Ignore Pension Reform
Split evenly among all Pennsylvanians, the estimated price tag for unfunded pension promises is now $16,527.
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How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
As Republicans prepare to hammer out the details of a replacement for Obamacare, governors and state insurance commissioners are asking…
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Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights on December 15
The Bill of Rights celebrates its 225th birthday on Thursday, December 15, and the principles it espouses are just as…
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An Innovative Bipartisan Approach to Transfer of Public Lands
While leading on the topic of transferring select federal lands to state control for years, ALEC had not yet hosted…
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The States Are Poised to Lead the Nation toward Fiscal Sustainability
On November 8, the American people spoke loudly and clearly. Their resounding post-election message was Washington is hopelessly broken and…
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Attorney General Scott Pruitt Selected to Run EPA
At a conference hosted by the North Dakota Petroleum Council this past May, then-candidate Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious “…
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Giving Tuesday
States with higher taxes strongly correlate with less giving, while states with lower taxes tend to see higher rates of giving.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Taxpayers!
State leaders across the country have advanced pro-growth fiscal reforms that will expand economic opportunity and growth.
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VIDEO: Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness
In the latest Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Colorado's economic outlook ranked a modest 21st.