Category: In The News
Category: In The News (page 33)
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State Legislator of the Month – AZ Rep. Shawnna Bolick
For the month of November, we are pleased to announce Arizona Representative Shawnna Bolick as the ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Month. This award is used to highlight substantive state…
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State Legislator of the Month – VA Del. Tim Hugo
This month, we want to highlight Virginia Delegate Tim Hugo as the ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Month for October. Delegate Hugo has been influential constantly in his support of…
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Jonathan Williams and Skip Estes in Issues & Insights
An op-ed from ALEC policy experts Jonathan Williams and Skip Estes breaks down States of the States: An Analysis of the 2019 Governors’ Addresses, the latest publication from the Center…
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Jonathan Williams in The Hill: Alaska’s Budget Battle
In his latest piece, ALEC Chief Economist Jonathan Williams explains the current budget battle taking place in Alaska. Families and businesses must tighten their budgets when their income decreases,…
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State Legislator of the Month – TX Rep. Tan Parker
For his constant leadership as a Texas State Chair, and for his continual work on sound state policies – such as right-to-try legislation and anti-child abuse legislation – September’s recipient…
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Michael Slabinski in Washington Examiner
Worker freedom activists have one more reason to celebrate following a key decision in the Last Frontier.
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Anna Parsons in The Hill
In her latest piece in The Hill, ALEC Policy Coordinator Anna Parsons writes that a ban of facial recognition technology in schools would be bad policy. The case of Lockport City…
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Jonathan Williams on The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley
Jonathan Williams joined Tim Farley (Sirius XM Radio – channel 124) to discuss property taxes, the national debt and other hot topics from the 46th ALEC Annual Meeting. Listen below.
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ALEC State Chair Rep. Tan Parker Tells Us Why USMCA Is a Win for Texas … And a Win for the Rest of the Nation
While state lawmakers do not have jurisdiction over the negotiation of trade agreements, they are the ultimate stakeholders. A high standard agreement can economically invigorate a struggling region while even…
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Jonathan Williams on The Frank Beckmann Show
Jonathan Williams appeared on The Frank Beckmann Show on WJR (Detroit) to discuss the growing national debt and his upcoming presentation at Northwood University’s 13th Annual Bay Harbor Symposium. Listen…
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Connecticut’s Growing Pension Crisis
A recent article in the Chief Investment Officer discussed Connecticut’s growing retirement system liabilities, citing ALEC’s Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2018 report. A March report from …
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Jonathan Williams on The Ron Jolly Show
Jonathan Williams joined Ron Jolly on WTCM in Traverse City, Michigan to preview his upcoming keynote presentation at Northwood University’s 13th Annual Bay Harbor Symposium. Listen to the…
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The Wall Street Journal Cites ALEC Pension Data
In an article titled “America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds,” The Wall Street Journal cited data from the recent ALEC publication, Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2018.
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Jonathan Williams on Money and Politics in Delaware
Jonathan Williams joined Dace Blaskovitz to preview the Center for State Fiscal Reform’s upcoming report on other post-employment benefit (OPEB) liabilities, the new federal deficit numbers, and Kim Strassel’s…
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Ronald Lampard and Jonathan Williams in Washington Examiner
In a Washington Examiner op-ed, Jonathan Williams and Ronald Lampard discussed the economic and fiscal impact of last year’s Supreme Court ruling that gave states the option to legalize…
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Jonathan Williams on Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler
Jonathan Williams appeared on Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler to give his perspective on the $1 trillion federal deficit, the national debt and the recent Office of Management and Budget…
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State Legislator of the Month – NC Rep. Jason Saine
Tax cuts don’t just put money back into the pockets of everyday Americans, they stop taxes from ever being taken out in the first place. Tax cuts are great, but…
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Skip Estes and Jonathan Williams in The Hill
A recent report declared that the South’s economy is falling behind because it was unprepared for globalization. Meanwhile, just this week, Mitsubishi Motors announced it would relocate its North American headquarters from…
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Look to the States on Labor Policy
Following his testimony in front of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee last week, Missouri State Senator Bob Onder penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, explaining that…
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Skip Estes and Jonathan Williams in The Wall Street Journal
In response to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal that characterized the American South as “falling behind,” ALEC Legislative Analyst Skip Estes and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams…