Category: In The News
Category: In The News (page 13)
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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 will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this…
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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 For the 15th year in a row, Utah has again…
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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 than states with higher taxes and more spending, according to…
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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 to battle what they call the “woke” gender and race…
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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 RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT. Host Paul Greaney: The American Legislative Exchange…
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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 of like, we’re going to have a proposition where you…
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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 file their 2021 tax returns. This year’s Tax Day coincides…
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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 their investment decisions, a conservative association said in a push…
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ALEC in the Kennebec Journal: How a Soros-backed Group Seeks to Cancel ALEC
“The political left in this country is intent on silencing ALEC, canceling them from all public discourse for the simple reason that ALEC is effective.” – Richard H. Campbell, former…
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ALEC on One America News: Bad Governors Double Down on Growing Government
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy joined One America News Network this week to share insights from the 2021 Laffer-ALEC Governors Scorecard ranking…
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ALEC on WBOB Radio in Florida: Good Governors Cut Taxes
We wanted to create a document for concerned citizens across the country to really look at their chief executive and see how they’re doing compared to other governors. American Legislative…
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ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson to Young Women: Always take the cookie
So much of success is about having an open mind to different ideas and different ways of approaching things. With how fast things are moving in the fast-paced world we're living in right now, being prepared, being flexible and being able to pivot easily is important.
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ALEC in the News: WIZM Radio – The Coming Food Crisis
ALEC policy experts discuss the coming food crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine and the policy options state lawmakers and governors have. American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…
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Op-ed With The Virginian-Pilot: Transparency in Health Care Costs Gets a Boost in Virginia
Brooklyn Roberts, Senior Director of the Health and Services Task force at ALEC, recently placed an op-ed with The Virginian-Pilot, discussing a bipartisan win for Virginians. House Bill 481 might…
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ALEC in the National Review: Utah, Low Taxes, and the Rewards of Economic Freedom
Writing in National Review, ALEC EVP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams explains Utah’s 14-year streak of being ranked number one in Rich States, Poor States. Incredibly,…
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ALEC in the Sioux City Journal: Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Tax Reform Ideas are Pro-Growth
In a recent op-ed, ALEC EVP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and John Hendrickson from the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation discussed Governor Kim Reynold’s plan…
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Tax Cuts Didn’t Lay the Federal Debt Trap
Writing in National Review, ALEC EVP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and Center for State Fiscal Reform Policy Analyst Nick Stark explain how reckless spending, not tax…
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Jonathan Williams and Thomas Savidge in The Hill
Writing in The Hill, ALEC EVP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and Center for State Fiscal Reform Research Manager Thomas Savidge explain how the expanded unemployment insurance…
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Jonathan Williams Discusses Rich States, Poor States on Newt’s World
ALEC Executive VP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on his podcast to discuss the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States. The…
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Stuart Adams and Jonathan Williams in Deseret News
In their latest op-ed, Utah Senate President and ALEC National Chair Stuart Adams and ALEC Executive VP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams break down Utah’s Rich States, Poor…