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State of the Commonwealth: Virginia
While not facing problems of the same magnitude as states like New York or Connecticut, the Old Dominion certainly faces some challenges. In four short years, Virginia has slipped from…
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State of the State: Colorado
The governor wasted no time Thursday evening demanding more dollars be squeezed from the wallets of Colorado taxpayers.
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An Act Relating to Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement – Providing a Civil Penalty
Model Policy Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of [INSERT STATE]: [INSERT RELEVANT SECTION OF RELEVANT STATE-SPECIFIC CODE] is amended to read as follows: BAD FAITH…
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State of the State: Kansas
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback boasted Kansas is the “envy of the world” and “the state of our state is indeed strong.” Despite the struggles in certain sectors of the economy-notably…
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Incentivize Prescription Drug Policy by Encouraging Market Competition
The controversial and publicly scrutinized issue of prescription drug pricing is at the center of the debate about the high cost of healthcare in the U.S. and as a result,…
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State of the State: Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin has more to be proud of than the Green Bay Packers and the best cheese in the world. Governor Scott Walker delivered his 7th…
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State of the State: Arkansas
Amid frightful winter storms coating a large part of Arkansas and the South, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson delivered his State of the State address in Little…
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Condition of the State: Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, the longest-serving governor in American history, delivered the Condition of the State address three days into Iowa’s 2017 legislative session. Branstad was recently chosen by…
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State of the State: Idaho
“He is growing spending twice as fast as the economy is growing,” explained Fred Birnbaum, vice president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
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New Report Highlights Detriments of Overregulated Pharmaceutical Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ashley Pratte apratte@alec.org Arlington, VA (January 11, 2017) – Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the cost of prescription drugs have…
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The State Legislators Guide to Prescription Drug Policy
There has been a recent public outcry about the high cost of healthcare in the United States, with prescription drug prices at the center of the debate. As a result,…
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DeVos Should Stand Proud of Record Championing Choice in Education
At her hearing on January 17, Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos is likely to field hostile questions from some Senators about her advocacy for educational choice. In what many…
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State of the State: North Dakota
In a balmy 3 degrees Fahrenheit, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum delivered his first State of the State address in Bismarck on January 3. Burgum was sworn into office…
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Kentucky Becomes the 27th Right-to-Work State
Over the weekend, Kentucky lawmakers and Governor Bevin moved swiftly to fulfill one of the most repeated campaign promises of the election, make Kentucky a right-to-work state. Making the issue…
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House REINS in Government Red Tape
Yesterday, an eager House of Representatives got to work and quickly fulfilled one of the season’s most significant campaign promises—regulatory reform. With an eye toward protecting the economy from the…
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How to Keep Politics Out of Pensions
Public pension plans for state and local employees across the nation now hold an estimated $3.8 trillion in total assets. Unfortunately, some public officials view the billions of pension fund…
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Policy for the Environment, Not Government
Given a choice, the environmental left will choose government over solving what it claims are urgent environmental challenges. The case of Washington state’s recent, failed I-732 ballot measure demonstrates this…
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This Wireless Future
Not long ago, to be connected online a person had to be anchored to a desk with a personal computer.
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New Study Exposes Cronyism within State Pensions
The ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform just released Keeping the Promise: Getting Politics Out of Pensions, the second publication in the Keeping the Promise series on public pension…
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams on The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Live
It's time to drain the government pension swamp.