Author Archives: Catherine Mortensen
Author Archives: Catherine Mortensen
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Iowa Speaker Pro Tem John Wills on Hugh Hewitt Show: Our Conservative Policies Work
Nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast live from the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta where he interviewed Iowa House Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills. They spoke on a…
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Georgia Rep. John Carson on Hugh Hewitt Show: Moms Want Education Opportunity & Safe Communities
Nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast live from the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta where he interviewed Georgia Representative John Carson who highlighted some of Georgia’s recent private…
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ALEC in The Washington Times: Inflation Creating a Monthly Pay Cut for Americans
A recent story in The Washington Times on rising airfares and flight cancellations ahead of Labor Day quoted ALEC Vice President of Policy Lee Schalk on the impact of…
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Mississippi Speaker Philip Gunn on Hugh Hewitt Show: No Downside to Letting People Keep More of their Hard Earned Money
Nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast live from the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta and highlighted Mississippi’s recently adopted flat tax, eliminating about one-quarter of the state’s personal…
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ALEC on Ed Dean Radio Show: Spending Bill Pours More Fuel on the Inflation Fire
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy, is a regular guest on the Ed Dean radio show on WBOB radio in Florida. This week Williams reacted…
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ALEC in American Family News: Families are being left further behind
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS American Family News featured ALEC VP of Policy Lee Schalk reacting to the July Consumer Price Index report showing inflation at 8.5%. WASHINGTON — Falling gas…
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Excessive State Bonded Obligations Threaten Future Generations
New report reveals total bonded liabilities exceed $1.2 trillion across the 50 states For Immediate Release Media contact: Catherine Mortensen [email protected], 703.478.4643 …
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ALEC on Hugh Hewitt Show: Hispanics Want Opportunities, Not Handouts
Nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast live from the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta and spoke with Rep. Danny Perez of Florida, the 2023 ALEC National Chairman. Rep.
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ALEC on Hugh Hewitt Show: AZ Education Empowerment Bill Could Change America
Nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast live from the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta and highlighted Arizona’s recently adopted education reform bill which is among the most expanisve…
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Latest Big Government Spending Bill Threatens Continued Inflation
Misnamed ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Doubles Down on Inflationary Policies Arlington, Va. – In response to today’s report from the Labor Department that the…
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ALEC on Fox & Friends: Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act is ‘economic malpractice’
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com During an interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Chief Economist Jonathan Williams explained how the…
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ALEC Education & Workforce Task Force Newest Model Policies
Andrew Handel, the ALEC Education and Workforce Task Force Director, stopped by the ALEC TV studio at the ALEC 9th Annual Meeting in Atlanta to share an update on new…
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ALEC TV: Super Heroes Fighting Big Government Inflation
At the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting, ALEC TV met up with the super heroes behind a group called STOP Inflating U.S.! The group knows the number one cause of inflation…
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ALEC TV: Empowering families with freedom to choose best education for their kids.
The American Federation for Children (AFC) attended the 49th ALEC Annual Meeting to educate state and local lawmakers about how to empower families with the freedom to choose the best…
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ALEC on NewsNet TV: American Leaders Need to Stand up to China
NewsNet TV Karla Jones, ALEC Senior Director for the Federalism and International Relations Task Force, was featured on NewsNet TV adding expert insight into the geo-political implications of Speaker…
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Newt Gingrich to State Lawmakers: Have the Courage to do the Big, Bold, Positive Things
The Honorable Newt Gingrich addressed the ALEC 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta July 29. Before he took to the stage, he shared details of the New American Majority, a program…
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ALEC on NTD News: Our 401Ks are quickly becoming 201Ks
It is being weaponized and no matter how you define it, you ask 100 people on the street I think you get 100 different answers for what ESG actually means. Consider the state of Maine, which became the first state in America to divest all of its asset holdings as a state, including its pension holdings, from all fossil fuel related companies. And you can imagine the kind of detrimental impact that has in a year like this when the market has plummeted our 401 k's are quickly turning into 201 Ks.
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ALEC Honors Congresswoman and ALEC Alumna Victoria Spartz with Prestigious Iron Lady Award
Ukrainian-born American Indiana Congresswoman Rallies U.S. Support for Ukrainian Freedom Atlanta, Ga. –Last night, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) honored Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz with the prestigious Iron Lady…
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Returning Power to the States: State Lawmakers Gather in Georgia for ALEC 49th Annual Meeting
Rise of Federalism Atlanta, Ga. – Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation’s largest and oldest nonpartisan membership organization of state legislators, is holding…
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ALEC in The Center Square: Lawmakers to address school choice and transparency laws at upcoming meeting
THE CENTER SQUARE By Richie Malouf | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will hold its annual meeting this week, where lawmakers…