Public Affairs
Public Affairs (page 3)
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Drain the Swamp: ALEC Pushes for Civil Service Reform
When President Donald Trump promises to drain the swamp of Washington D.C., people cheer loudly at his rallies. But as we’ve seen for decades, firing government bureaucrats is easier said…
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Right to Work Hits Wall in the Granite State
Don’t expect New Hampshire to become a right-to-work state anytime soon now that legislation has failed to win approval. The senate approved a bill and, the new governor…
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One Woman’s Story About the Increasing Costs of Obamacare
When Kim Quade left her job of 17 years as a school speech pathologist outside Kansas City, Kansas, to work independently, she knew she would have to purchase her own…
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Low-Tax Economists Say Taxpayers Won Major Legislative Battles in 2016
In a midterm update of the “Rich States, Poor States” measure of economic competitiveness, economists for the American Legislative Exchange Council said taxpayers won some significant policy battles — while losing…
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Why People Are Leaving Blue States in Droves
Some Americans think state boundaries and the principle of federalism are outdated relics from the past. They couldn’t be further from the truth. New data in a report…
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A Constitutional Opportunity to Undo Economic Damage
Maine voters – by a margin of less than 1 percent – approved a 3 percent income tax “surcharge” on incomes greater than $200,000 for the purported purpose of funding…
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Public Pensions Out of Control in Texas’ Biggest Cities
Texas officials say the recession hit pension funds hard. But every fund manager in America was slapped by the same economic headwinds, or worse. The excuses don’t explain why Dallas…
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New Legislation Could Open Up Health Care Options After an Obamacare Repeal
Mia Heck, the director of the health and human services task force at the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, told The Daily Signal that health savings accounts help individuals…
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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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Republicans Now Control Record Number of State Legislative Chambers
Republicans added to their historic 2014 gains in the nation’s state legislatures with the addition of five state House and two state Senate seats in last week’s election, while Democratic control…
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Want government reform? Look to the state legislatures.
Whether Trump won or lost this election, the states were always going to have a critical role to play and matter more in the next four years than ever before.
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Dear CEOs: Stop Pandering to Progressive Activists
People who run successful businesses, like the people they employ and empower, often invest some of their success in the pursuit of good causes. To this end, major companies donate…
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Hillarycare: The Slow-Walk to Single-Payer
If you have maintained health insurance over the past few years, you, like millions of other Americans, have been quietly sustaining annual increases in out-of-pocket costs stemming from rising premiums…
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Coalition Letter to Support the Competitive Enterprise Institute
June 1, 2016 Kent Lassman President Competitive Enterprise Institute 1899 L Street, NW 12th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 Dear Kent, On behalf of the undersigned…
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Wisconsin senator credited with saving woman’s life
Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, is being credited with helping save the life of a woman who suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm during a committee hearing on Wednesday. A female member…
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Position Statement on Renewables and Climate Change
The operative principle of the ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture (EEA) Task Force is free market environmentalism. Members of the EEA Task Force work together to develop state-based policies that…
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ALEC on Income Inequality
ALEC does not advocate, lobby or pass laws in any state—simply put; ALEC is a forum for the discussion of ideas. All model policy can be found on the website;…
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ALEC on pension reform, Medicare and Social Security
Pension Reform: As municipalities and states across the nation face funding challenges related to underfunded public employee pensions, ALEC and its members seek creative solutions to pension reform ALEC…
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Senator Durbin Letter – August 6, 2013
[Download the Letter Here]…