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Archives: Economic Development / Articles
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Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force Update from the 51st ALEC Annual Meeting
This July, ALEC hosted its 51st Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. In addition to hearing from Kansas House Majority Leader and CIED Task Force Chair Chris Croft about Kansas’…
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ALEC Policy Champions: Missouri Sen. Travis Fitzwater and Rep. Alex Riley Increase Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the Show Me State
ALEC is proud to recognize Missouri State Senator Travis Fitzwater and State Representative Alex Riley as ALEC Policy Champions for their work championing pro-entrepreneurship and pro-small business policy in Missouri.
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2024 Solutions Spotlight: Worker Freedom & Regulatory Reform
2024 is shaping up to be another great year for state policy, and ALEC’s 2024 Essential Policy Solutions provides a selection of vetted policies that promote limited government, free…
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How Can Hawaii Bounce Back: Jonathan Williams on The Hugh Hewitt Show
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Chief Economist and EVP of Policy, recently appeared on The Hugh Hewitt Show and discussed the tragic impact from the Hawaiian…
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How States are Addressing the Need for Affordable Housing: Gretchen Baldau in The Epoch Times
Gretchen Baldau, ALEC Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force Director, was featured in The Epoch Times discussing the latest actions from the Biden…
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Is the Economy Out of the Woods Yet? I Don’t Think So: Jonathan Williams on NTD News
ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams spoke with NTD News about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s comments on the economy in assuring Americans that a recession…
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These States are Supporting New Entrepreneurs
In his State of the Union address, President Biden stated that “over the last two years, a record 10 million Americans applied to start a new small business.” While…
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Reforms to Help Housing Affordability
What is next for America’s housing market? On the one hand, unemployment is down to a 53-year low, and 500,000 jobs were added in January. On the other…
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Policy Bullseye for the Hawkeye State: Iowa Passes Food Freedom and Home-Based Business Law
Just last month, Iowa passed HF 2431 to allow food and business flexibility for Iowans. With food prices up 10.1% from May 2021, Americans are feeling the grocery…
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The Empire State Puts Politics Ahead of Pension Promises
Earlier this year, the New York State Comptroller announced that the State’s pension funds would divest from 21 energy companies. As shown in Unaccountable and Unaffordable, New York…
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Waste Not, Want Not: How Lawmakers Can Make the Most of Federal Infrastructure Funds
After significant pushback from US senators and 16 governors, the Department of Transportation has clarified its guidance on how infrastructure funds from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and…
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Americans Get Thrown Under the Omnibus Again
The massive omnibus spending bill barreling through Congress brings to mind the book Thrown Under the Omnibus by the late humorist P.J. O’Rourke. Unfortunately, not much has changed…
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Latest GDP Data Shows Private Sector Growth
Recent data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that America is slowly recovering from the effects of COVID-19 and government-mandated lockdowns. Initial data shows GDP increased at…
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Americans Continue to “Vote with their Feet” on Lockdown and Economic Policies
According to recently released new Census Bureau data, taxpayers in states with stringent COVID-19 lockdown policies and higher cost-of-living “voted with their feet” in favor of states with…
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Making a List and Checking It Twice: CIED’s 2022 Policy Wish List
With Christmas only a few days away, it’s time for expedited shipping, extra eggnog, and those final touches to your Christmas decorations. It’s also the perfect time for the Commerce,…
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Inflation Surges to Record High
Inflation surged 6.8% from a year ago in November, the fastest increase since 1982. The Department of Labor notes that increases in food and energy prices, where prices rose…
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Key ALEC Policy Ideas for 2021
Our entire policy department at ALEC is busy analyzing the best free market ideas to add to the important discussions taking place across the states and at the federal level…
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Return To Flight
In just over 100 years the possibility of flight made the world much smaller and redefined what travel and human connectivity mean. Modern aviation changed what it means to go there.
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Small Business Optimism and the NFIB
According to new findings released this week, the NFIB’s September Small Business Optimism Index increased 3.8 points in September to 104.0 – nearing pre-COVID levels and higher than…
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ALEC Legislators Make Their Voices Heard
This week, ALEC released a letter with more than 150 state legislator signers and nearly 1,400 additional leader and activist signers to say “no thanks” to a federal bailout.