Category: In The News
Category: In The News (page 36)
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2017 is Right-to-Work’s Watershed Year
Workers should have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they want to join or fund a union without fear of losing their jobs. With the recent adoption…
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VIDEO: Senator Leah Vukmir Announces ALEC Center to Protect Free Speech
The American Legislative Exchange Council has launched the Center to Protect Free Speech which will focus on three key areas: campus speech, donor privacy and commercial speech. Video created by Sarah…
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Reliving Campus Riots until They Respond Correctly: It’s Groundhog Day for State Legislators
On Wednesday night, protests at the University of California, Berkeley turned violent in response to a planned campus speech by Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor at Breitbart. The unfortunate result was…
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The Case for School Choice
ALEC released the 21st edition of the Education Report Card on American Education which ranks states on their K-12 education and policy performance. Inez Feltscher Stepman, Director of the Education…
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The NH Advantage Grows with Right-to-Work
With the election of Chris Sununu as governor of the Live Free or Die state, New Hampshire may soon become the 28th Right-to-Work state. Lawmakers in Kentucky just passed legislation…
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A Monumental Week for Free Speech
This week’s events make it the perfect week to discuss free speech and the role the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Center to Protect Free Speech will play in the years…
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Incentivize Prescription Drug Policy by Encouraging Market Competition
The controversial and publicly scrutinized issue of prescription drug pricing is at the center of the debate about the high cost of healthcare in the U.S. and as a result,…
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How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
As Republicans prepare to hammer out the details of a replacement for Obamacare, governors and state insurance commissioners are asking for a seat at the table. Under the Affordable Care…
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Resolution in Support of Nonprofit Donor Privacy
WHEREAS, the first amendment of the United States Constitution protects an individual’s right to the freedom of speech and according to founding father Benjamin Franklin “is a principal pillar of…
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An Outbreak of Fiscal Responsibility in the States
For the second edition of its annual State of the States report, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform reviewed each State of the State address given by an executive this legislative session.
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Are Millennials the Answer to Maine’s Declining Labor Force?
In recent years, millennials workers have shown an affinity for entrepreneurship.
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Intellectual Property: The Key that Unlocks Access to Medicines
It is widely acknowledged that IP rights contribute to the vitality of global economies—but what about the well-being of the world’s patients? As shown in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
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Checking the Facts of Minimum Wage Hikes
The case for minimum wage has been made ad nauseum: people are not earning enough money, so the legislature should give them a pay increase. The unintended consequences of drastic increases to the minimum wage, however, are hardly ever examined.
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Maine Must Chip Away at Granite State’s Advantage
While Maine is moving in the right direction, the “New Hampshire Advantage” persists, as reflected in a recent report in the Bangor Daily News.
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TPP: A Historic Agreement in a Pivotal Region
On June 13, ALEC welcomed Ambassador Michael Froman, the United States Trade Representative, on a conference call to discuss the Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP) with ALEC members and friends. Ambassador Froman works…
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Even Governor Jerry Brown Admits Income Taxes Destabilize State Budget
For many years, Rich States, Poor States, Tax Myths Debunked and other ALEC publications have warned against over-reliance on state level income taxes...
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Campus Anti-Harassment Act
General Description This bill enacts provisions related to harassment at an institution of higher education. Highlighted Provisions This bill: defines terms; enacts requirements related to how an institution of higher…
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Tax Code Shaken, Economic Outlook Not Stirred
A common argument put forth by proponents of tax-and-spend schemes is that pro-growth tax reforms are a guaranteed way for a state to destroy its bond rating.
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Changing Lives Across Multiple Measures: School Choice Delivers By Metrics of Parents and Regulators
A new meta-analysis of studies done on the academic achievement of students in school choice programs shows that empowering parents to choose, delivers across multiple assessment metrics.
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Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
New England, on the whole, is an economically-depressed region.