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New Report: Families See Improved School Choice in 2017 AZ, FL and IN remain top performers; NV slips in rankings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Murphy, nmurphy@alec.org, 858.205.5432 Arlington, VA —The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released the 22nd annual…
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Report Card on American Education: 22nd Edition
For an online comparison tool, custom report cards and state education reports, visit www.ALECReportCard.org…
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Turkey: A Strikingly Familiar Tale of a Democracy in Decline
Late last year Turkey’s Chief Prosecutor issued a warrant for former CIA officer, Graham Fuller, alleging links between…
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A New Resource for Article V Information
The Balanced Budget Amendment Campaign Update published by the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force is an excellent resource for information about the Article V movement to propose a Balanced Budget…
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To My Fellow Federalists
We must learn and engage the art of coalition if we are to avoid becoming yet another principled movement whose talk was tough but left empty…
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The Williams Report
Budget National: States in For Fiscal Crises Without Reining in of Irresponsible Spending. California: Despite Warnings of Recession, Gov. Brown’s Budget Proposal Massively Hikes…
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Updated: 2018 Legislative Proposals Impacting Drone Operations
The 2018 legislative session is kicking into gear across the country. A number of states have introduced proposed legislation impacting Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAVs/UASs), also known…
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Iowa Governor’s Condition of the State Address Promises Bold Tax Reform
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivered her first Condition of the State address last week in Des Moines. Reynolds served as Lieutenant Governor under former Governor Terry Branstad.
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Radio Host Lars Larson Discusses Tax Evasion Plans by High-Tax States
High-tax states are trying some “sneaky loopholes” to get around the new federal tax code says radio host Lars Larson. “It’s unreal,” says ALEC chief economist Jonathan Williams. Click above and listen…
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Converting Pension Plans from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution: The Myths and the Messaging Part 1
Welcome to part one in a series on how to successfully explain the conversion of public pension plans from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) to legislators and the…
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Leading the Fight for Tax Cuts in Maryland
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Senator Gail Bates from Maryland’s 9th district. Gail’s careers as a teacher and tax supervisor motivate her…
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Statement Opposed to Overturning Quill
Overturning Quill Corp v. North Dakota (1992) would upend decades of precedent safeguarding Congress’s constitutional prerogative to regulate interstate commerce. Abrogating the limits of constitutional preemption on matters of interstate…
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Trump Administration Holds Listening Session on Prisoner Reentry
On January 11, Trump administration officials heard from various conservative organizations about why they support reentry policy. Under the umbrella of Jared Kushner’s Office of American Innovation, administration officials met…
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HHS Allowing Medicaid Work Requirements Will Help Many State Budgets
Elections have consequences. The old adage is normally invoked by the losing party when the winning party begins to implement policies with which they are unhappy. But it’s a good…
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