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House Sues Administration over ACA
Earlier today the United States House of Representatives filed suit against the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Treasury, challenging the Administration’s…
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Tax Cronyism is No Substitute for Good Tax Policy
One of the most significant upsets of the 2014 midterm elections was the choice by Maryland voters to elect a candidate who campaigned on lowering tax burdens and creating a…
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New Report Assigns Dollar Values to Recent EPA Regulations
Ever since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Clean Power Plan proposal this past June, a number of analyses have been conducted to try and determine the…
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How Personal Income Tax Increases Hurt Small Businesses
The Tax Foundation recently published an outstanding map that shows the percentage of “pass-through entities” filling in the federal personal income tax code in each of the 50 states.
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ALEC Report Card Finds Which States Favor Homeschoolers
Last month, ALEC released its annual Report Card on American Education. The report ranks states’ education policy based on six areas, including state academic standards; charter school laws; private…
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State Factor: States are Engaging EPA on Clean Power Plan
Much has been written in this space recently about the impacts of EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. There are, of course, financial concerns about the effects of the Plan…
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Texas Failing to Offer Private School Choice
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it ranks states’ education policy based on six areas:…
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Update: 2013 Criminal Justice Reforms on Course for Success in South Dakota
Earlier this week, the South Dakota Public Safety Improvement Act Oversight Council released its first annual report on the implementation of the state’s Public Safety Improvement Act…
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Gubernatorial Elections and the Message on Taxes
While there is plenty to analyze from the elections as a whole, one of the most important lessons that we can glean from the 2014 mid-terms is on taxes. The…
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ALEC Weighs in on Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
Earlier today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) submitted a public comment expressing significant concerns with a proposed redefinition of “waters of the United States.” On April 21, 2014,…
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Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities Reach $4.7 Trillion
As newly elected state legislators across the country consider what issues to address, they are likely to encounter the growing storm cloud of unfunded pension liabilities. According to Promises…
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NERC Report Highlights Potential Reliability Impacts of EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the electric grid and power supply in North…
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Like Your Cell Phone? That’ll Be An Extra 17 Percent
Since Americans have become more mobile the demand for wireless access has increased. However, high tax burdens on wireless services have made it increasingly difficult for consumers to pay their…
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Lawsuits Filed in Response to Fracking Ban in Denton, TX
In what many pundits have described as a “wave election,” many candidates who embraced and campaigned on the principles of free-markets and limited government saw great success this past…
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Post-Election Analysis by the American Legislative Exchange Council
Update: to see a full 50-state legislative breakdown, see our full map. The midterm elections offered a clear mandate for limited government, free market advocates across the country.
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Right-to-Work Will Continue to Benefit Indiana’s Economy
Update: Research and Legislative Analyst Ben Wilterdink recently appeared on the Tony Katz Radio Show to discuss this topic. Listen to his interview below, http://alec.org/docs/Ben-Wilterdink-Tony-Katz-11-7-14.mp3…
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ACA Exchange Subsidies Headed to U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments against the availability of exchange subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Today’s order from the Court granted review in King…
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Dr. Matthew Ladner Joins Freedom Daily to Talk about the Report Card on American Education
Dr. Matthew Ladner recently joined Jami Lund of the Washington Freedom Foundation’s “Freedom Daily” to talk about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual Report Card on…
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Fracking in Illinois
Big news today out of Illinois: fracking can soon begin. Today, the 12-member Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules adopted regulations that govern hydraulic fracturing within the state,…
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams Interview with Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Tax and Fiscal Policy Director Jonathan Williams joined the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association’s (PMA) Carl Marrara this week to talk about Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness. Along with…