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Government is Giving Desalination a Salty Reception
As droughts sweep the nation, leaving economic destruction and growing uncertainty in their wake, new solutions are desperately needed to alleviate growing water scarcity and ensure access to clean water…
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Vermont GMO Labeling Law to Go Into Effect on July 1st
The very predictable consequences of states creating complicated, unnecessary patchworks of regulations are about to come to fruition in Vermont. In 2014, Vermont became the first state in the union…
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Recent Bureaucratic Activities Fly in the Face of Congressional Intent
A frequent criticism of the current federal regulatory process is that federal departments and agencies (while oftentimes citing the Chevron deference) promulgate new regulations that conflict with congressional intent.
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Second Annual Center to Restore the Balance of Government Article V Event Showcased Bipartisanship and the Crucial Role of the States
The Center to Restore the Balance of Government celebrated its first anniversary with a fascinating discussion on the Hill that showcased Article V as a nonpartisan tool that states can…
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Federal Judge Rules Fracking Regulations Illegal
As the Obama administration continues to impose its “Regulatory Train Wreck” on the American public, a federal judge in Wyoming has granted the oil and gas industry a reprieve…
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President Obama Signs TSCA Reform into Law
Earlier this month, Congress passed legislation updating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with broad bipartisan support. As expected, President Obama signed the measure – formally known as…
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Model Application under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to Propose a Congressional Term Limits Amendment
Section 1. The legislature of [INSERT STATE NAME] hereby makes an application to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, to call…
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Federal Funds in State Budgets
An Act to create [section ______] of the statutes; relating to: [state legislative budget bureau] reports on federal funds in the state budget, and the conditions attached by federal law and federal regulation thereto,…
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Resolution to Urge the President of the United States and Members of Congress to Better Protect Hawaii against the Increasing Threat of a Missile Attack from North Korea by Equipping and Enhancing Hawaii’s Ground-Based Ballistic Missile Defense System at Barking Sands, Kauai
WHEREAS, Hawaii is home to more than 1.4 million residents and 8 million visitors per year and is the homeport of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor as well as…
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Draft Memorial in Support of the Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016
WHEREAS, Article V of the U.S. Constitution establishes a procedure for states to propose constitutional amendments; and, WHEREAS, our Founding Fathers included this mechanism to maintain the originally-intended balance of…
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Resolution Concerning the Stream Protection Rule
WHEREAS, the state of {state} supports reasonable, practicable and sensible efforts to improve stream protection; and WHEREAS, under existing rules, 90 percent of all coal mines have no…
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Resolution Concerning the Combined Impacts of Future EPA Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants
WHEREAS, the United States is blessed with abundant energy resources; and WHEREAS, it is in our national interests to have a diverse and balanced energy mix that takes…
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Several Pro-Growth Regulatory Reform and Energy Policy Proposals included in Speaker Ryan’s “A Better Way” Campaign
Since the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009, Republicans in Congress have been accused by some of being the “Party of No.” Rather than proactively proposing solutions to…
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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Recently, state legislatures around the country have begun to legislate against the practices of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS, whose founding and funding have…
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Congress Passes Much-Needed TSCA Reform
For going on a decade or so now, the federal government has been paralyzed by partisan gridlock to a degree that some have described as being “unprecedentedly dysfunctional.” Others have…
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Vetoes Expansion of Renewable Portfolio Standard
Late last week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed SB 921/HB 1106. The legislation known as the “Clean Jobs Bill” would, among other things, increase the state’s renewable energy…
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Audio: Inez Feltscher on the Education Savings Account (ESA) Revolution
Inez Feltscher, director of the Task Force on Education and Workforce Development, recently joined ALEC members and members of the media to discuss three innovative tools parents can use to optimize…
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The ‘One Percent Solution’ to the Debt Crisis
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders propose increased taxes on the wealthy to fund ambitious federal programs. Donald Trump proposes a tax cut that would reduce revenues by $10 trillion over…
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Scientists: GMOs Safe to Eat, Do Not Cause Environmental Problems
The year 1973 was one marked by strife, misery and uncertainty. The Vietnam War raged on; the Watergate scandal continued to expand in scope as attention began turning toward the…
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EPA Issues New Rule Targeting Oil and Gas Industry Methane Emissions
As we enter the last several months of the Obama presidency, every indication suggests that the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is going to go out with a bang. In…