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19th Century Myth Threatens 21st Century Technology
Two centuries ago, a group of English textile workers known as the Luddites feared that new technologies of the industrial…
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Good Tax Policy Helps Good People Do More Good
Giving Tuesday asks us to look past the transient things in Black Friday or Cyber Monday and refocus on those…
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The Williams Report
Budget Alabama: Alabama’s general fund ended the year with $34 million more dollars than expected, but in…
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ALEC Applauds FCC Efforts to Restoring Internet Freedom
The American Legislative Exchange Council applauds the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to Restoring Internet Freedom. The FCC’s proposal, if passed,…
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Communications & Technology Task Force Files Letter with the FCC Discussing Barriers to Broadband Deployment
The Communications & Technology Task Force recently filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission, along with an…
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A Tale of Two States: Kansas vs North Carolina Facebook LIVE @ U.S. Capitol (Nov. 20)
What can federal policymakers learn from two of the most significant tax reform case studies? North Carolina and Kansas…
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First Termer Learns the Issues at ALEC Academy
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Representative Susan Beckman from Colorado’s 38th district. Rep. Beckman has lived with…
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The Importance of a Narrowly-Tailored Safety Valve
In the United States, there are criminal statutes which require sentences known as mandatory minimums sentences that are the lightest…
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Give Military Families School Choice
On Monday, November 13, I moderated a discussion at The Heritage Foundation about how Americans can provide education choice to…
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Court Pops San Francisco Officials’ Bubble
Prohibiting speech or compelling speech in the marketplace is not the way to deal with products or services that lawmakers…
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Distinguishing Myth from Reality: The Kansas Tax Reform Effort
Tax policy changes in Kansas have received more media attention than any other state-level fiscal reforms in recent memory –…
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Spending Growth and Volatile Revenue Trouble in the Treasure State
Montana’s fiscal well-being suffers from two problematic trends: a highly volatile tax structure and a propensity to increase spending. These…
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Restoring the Balance of Power
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Utah State Representative…
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Center for Innovation and Technology Update – November 2017
The American Technology Council, started by President Trump, released a draft report in August…
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State Legislator Grove Says Tax Reform is Federal and State Issue
ALEC member and Pennsylvania State Representative, Seth Grove, joined ALEC Chief Economist, Jonathan Williams, as a panelist at the Heritage…
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Proposed Tax Increases Threaten to Stunt Oklahoma Recovery
The Oklahoma legislature is considering tax increases on cigarettes, beer, and fuel, along with doubling the severance tax on new…
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Victory for Free Speech and Donor Privacy
After years of litigation, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on October 26 that the Justice Department has entered into settlements…
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Oregon Triggered by Poor Tax Policy
Oregon taxpayers will receive $464 million worth of their income tax payments back as refundable credits on…
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Upholding Constitutional Values in Utah
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Utah State Senator Margaret Dayton from…
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Tax Plan Explained by Jonathan Williams (WTOP Radio)
Shawn Anderson (co-anchor): 5:11 on WTOP. President Trump has planted a kiss on a symbol of the House Republican tax…