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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…
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ALEC on Liberty Watch Radio: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Must Be Made Permanent
State Sen. Vince Leach of Arizona, chairman of the ALEC public Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, joined Tucson radio host Charles Heller on Freedom Watch Radio this week to talk…
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ALEC in Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows
DAILY CALLER SAMANTHA RENCK April 18, 2022 States with lower taxes and less spending have a stronger economic outlook than states with higher taxes and more spending, according to…
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ALEC in Washington Times: Fighting to Protect Pension Funds from ‘Woke’ Investment Schemes
WASHINGTON TIMES By Sean Salai – The Washington Times – Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Conservative investors are becoming shareholder activists to battle what they call the “woke” gender and race…
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ALEC on Talkback Radio: California should not be able to dictate farm policies for entire country
Host Chuck Wilder: In 2018 California voters approved the Farm Animal Confinement Proposition, which sounds like a good idea, sort of like, we’re going to have a proposition where you…
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ALEC in RealClear Politics: ‘Great Opportunity Project’ Spreads Best State Economic Policies Nationwide
REALCLEAR POLITICS By Alfredo Ortiz & Jonathan Williams Next Monday is Tax Day, the last day for Americans to file their 2021 tax returns. This year’s Tax Day coincides…
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ALEC in Wall Street Journal: Conservative Group Wants to Stop State Pensions From Pursuing ESG Initiatives
WALL STREET JOURNAL April 6, 2022 State pension funds should be barred from considering social and environmental factors in their investment decisions, a conservative association said in a push…
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ALEC in the Kennebec Journal: How a Soros-backed Group Seeks to Cancel ALEC
“The political left in this country is intent on silencing ALEC, canceling them from all public discourse for the simple reason that ALEC is effective.” – Richard H. Campbell, former…
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ALEC on One America News: Bad Governors Double Down on Growing Government
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy joined One America News Network this week to share insights from the 2021 Laffer-ALEC Governors Scorecard ranking…
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ALEC on WBOB Radio in Florida: Good Governors Cut Taxes
We wanted to create a document for concerned citizens across the country to really look at their chief executive and see how they’re doing compared to other governors. American Legislative…
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ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson to Young Women: Always take the cookie
So much of success is about having an open mind to different ideas and different ways of approaching things. With how fast things are moving in the fast-paced world we're living in right now, being prepared, being flexible and being able to pivot easily is important.
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ALEC Op-Ed in National Review – Iowa: A Better State of Taxation
Other heartland states need to keep up with Iowa or risk falling behind by standing still. NATIONAL REVIEW By Jonathan Williams and Lee Schalk As he delivered…
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ALEC in the News: WIZM Radio – The Coming Food Crisis
ALEC policy experts discuss the coming food crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine and the policy options state lawmakers and governors have. American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…
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Op-ed With The Virginian-Pilot: Transparency in Health Care Costs Gets a Boost in Virginia
Brooklyn Roberts, Senior Director of the Health and Services Task force at ALEC, recently placed an op-ed with The Virginian-Pilot, discussing a bipartisan win for Virginians. House Bill 481 might…