States Creating Their Own DOGE Efforts: Jonathan Williams in Stateline
From our ALEC perspective, we hope that Washington [D.C.] does less going forward, and the states and local governments probably need to do more in some cases.
ALEC President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams spoke with Kevin Hardy from Stateline about legislative initiatives in various states aimed at assessing the effectiveness of current government programs. These efforts seek to identify opportunities for enhancement, drawing inspiration from the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“One of the things we keep going back to is just the review of current government spending,” said Jonathan Williams, ALEC’s president and chief economist. “In so many cases, performance audits are not done on a regular basis in programs to look for these efficiencies.”
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“From our ALEC perspective, we hope that Washington [D.C.] does less going forward,” he said, “and the states and local governments probably need to do more in some cases.”
“So, it’s going to be important to really tighten the belt, right-size government programs, and look for ways to provide those core government services more efficiently so we’re able to deliver real services to those truly at need,” Williams said. “And that, I think, is something that really plays into really a red-state or a blue-state outlook.”