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ALEC on NewsNet TV: Whole lot of flaws in POTUS plan to reduce inflation
NewsNet Tuesday, May 31st 2022 By Frank McCaffrey ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams was featured in a NewsNet TV story about President Biden’s plan to reduce…
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ALEC in National Review: Despite Latest Inflation Report, These States Are Poised to Flourish
NATIONAL REVIEW Jonathan Williams and Lee Schalk May 30, 2022 Inflation rose again this month, up 8.3% since last April. From groceries to gasoline, Americans are feeling the…
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ALEC in the Washington Times: Rising fuel costs lead to higher food prices, ‘shrinkflation’
By Sean Salai – The Washington Times Wednesday, May 25, 2022 What’s the opposite of a bargain? Consumers are finding out as they increasingly spend more to get…
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ALEC on Talkback Radio: Americans Ask Who is in Control of our U.S. Forest Service, Arsonists?
Karla Jones, ALEC’s Senior Task Force Director for Federalism and International Relations, was a featured guest on Talkback Radio Show with host Chuck Wilder this week talking about her…
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ALEC on FOX NEWS Digital: Renewable energy dependence could lead to rolling blackouts in Michigan this summer
Michigan could experience rolling blackouts this summer as renewable energy sources struggle to keep up with demand Published May 24, 2022 2:07am EDT By Michael Lee | Fox…
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ALEC on Conservative Talk Radio: The progressive left has weaponized ESG investing
This week Jonathan Williams, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist was a featured guest on a conservative radio show in Tucson, AZ hosted by Charles Heller. Williams…
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ALEC in Bloomberg News: America’s Political Right Has a New Enemy No. 1: ESG Investors
Bloomberg News Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan May 20, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry:…
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ALEC in the Associated Press: GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
BY SAM METZ ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 20, 2022 Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions,…
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ALEC in Real Clear Investigations: It’s Conservative David vs. the Woke Corporate Green Giant
RealClearInvestigations By Ben Weingarten, May 17, 2022 Eight years ago, a holder of a modest amount of Apple stock found himself in the peculiar position of being told…
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ALEC in Orange County Register: To empower patients, price transparency is key
Orange County Register By LISA B NELSON and BROOKLYN ROBERTS | PUBLISHED: May 16, 2022 Across the…
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ALEC in the Albuquerque Journal: Give public lands to states for management
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, MAY 15TH, 2022 AT 12:03AM BY KARLA JONES Last month, the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires…
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ALEC in the Santa Fe New Mexican: New Mexico behind in reducing youth incarceration
New Mexico behind in reducing youth incarceration Santa Fe New Mexican By Steven Greenhut May 15 New Mexico continues to have one of the nation’s highest rates of juvenile…
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ALEC in the Washington Times: Proponents of ESG see business as a type of social welfare organization
By Editorial Board – The Washington Times – Sunday, May 15, 2022 OPINION: Wall Street has gone woke up at its highest levels. Titans of American finance like BlackRock CEO…
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ALEC in Center Square: Businesses fail to find workers, and experts say federal policies have made it worse
By Casey Harper | The Center Square May 12, 2022 (The Center Square) – A new labor market survey found that a majority of employers, particularly restaurants, still cannot find…
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ALEC in the New York Sun: Biden Administration Moves Quickly To Counter Elon Musk’s Commitment to Free Speech
THE NEW YORK SUN Jonathan Hauenschild Monday, May 2, 2022 With the left about to lose…
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ALEC on Talkback Radio: Cutting Taxes Attracts New Residents
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams joined Talkback Radio host Chuck Wilder this week to talk about why some states thrive…
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ALEC in Deseret News: How Utah has had the nation’s best economy for 15 straight years
Instead of cowering to mounting pressure from the liberal media and outside states, Utah remained determined to forgo mandates and unnecessary government overreach and instead focused on personal freedoms and Utahns’ ability to make sound decisions
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ALEC in The American Conservative: State Pension Funds Gamble Workers’ Retirement On ESG
“If individuals believe in the cause of however they define ESG and they want to spend their own money and sacrifice their own returns and pay higher fees, God bless them,” Williams said. “But don’t put that on the backs of state workers and pensioners that are relying on those checks in retirement.”
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ALEC in Kaiser Health News: Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power
By Sam Whitehead and Julie Appleby APRIL 21, 2022 The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this…
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ALEC in the Deseret News: Why Utah leaders call this economic ranking for the state ‘monumental’
Utah’s economic outlook tops the nation for 15 years in a row By Katie McKellar Apr 18, 2022 For the 15th year in a row, Utah has again…