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Vermont’s State of the State Address Highlights Difficult Hike Ahead
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R.) exemplified non-partisan, economic realism during his state of the state address. Over the past decade, the state of Vermont has faced extreme economic difficulties, many…
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Ensuring a Paper Trail for Elections
Most elections infrastructure in state and local governments are over a decade old. The aging electronic systems present unique threats that many state and local governments are not equipped to…
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Williams Report: Holiday Recap
Budget Connecticut: Official projects Connecticut budget deficit at $224 million Kentucky: Governor Matt Bevin is ordering most state agencies to cut their budgets by 1.3% to cover budget gap.
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New York State of State Response
In Governor Andrew Cuomo’s state of the state address, the governor declared that New York is “once again the nation’s beacon…
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RSVP for the Unaccountable and Unaffordable Member Call
The Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2017 member call will be Thursday, January 11 at 3:00PM. To register, simply fill out the form below.
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Wage Hikes Pose New Challenges for Business in 2018
As Americans look to an exciting new year and politicos start gearing up for mid-term elections, 18 states along with 19 municipal localities will be raising their…
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Brooklyn Roberts
Brooklyn is a native Alabamian with an undergraduate degree in philosophy and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama. She has a wide array of experience with conservative grassroots…
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Grant Kidwell
Grant Kidwell previously directed the ALEC Task Force on Energy, Environment and Agriculture.
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Interior Highlights the Importance of Critical Minerals that Might Be in Your Christmas Gifts
If you are doing last minute Christmas shopping, chances are the gifts you are thinking about buying depend on minerals. From the batteries and computer chips in smartphones and other…
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Pensions, Incentives and Mismanagement
The most recent edition of Unaccountable, Unaffordable, the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform uncovered a disturbing trend in pension management. States that are…
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ALEC Year in Review
2017 has been a great year for ALEC and its members. Take a look back through this slideshow and celebrate another year of limited government, free markets and federalism.
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ALEC Honors Dr. Arthur Laffer for Economic Excellence
Dr. Arthur Laffer, known for the Laffer Curve, was the first recipient of an ALEC award in his honor — The Laffer Award for Economic Excellence. Dr. Laffer received…
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Free Speech a Major Theme at ALEC’s States and Nation Policy Conference
Free speech was a major theme throughout this year’s ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit, so the Center to Protect Free Speech was very busy. The Center was hard at…
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VIDEO: Under Attack: Donors Right to Privacy
People United for Privacy released a new video about a donor’s right to privacy. A financial contribution to an organization or cause you believe in is protected speech. Attacks…
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Proactivity and Partnerships: The Keys to Defending Free Speech
“It’s very important to educate everybody because the free speech problem in this country isn’t just liberal students, it’s not just students generally, it’s the entire country. We have to understand that this is a cultural problem, not a party problem,” Emmett added.
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FCC Votes to Put the Consumer Back in Charge of the Government
Today’s vote at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) puts individual consumers back in charge of their internet experience. The vote rolled back a 2015 Order reclassifying the internet as a…
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ALEC Recognizes its Stars
The American Legislative Exchange Council held its Annual Awards Dinner on December 7th in Nashville during the States and Nation Policy Summit. And the winners are… Legislator of the Year:…
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NAFTA Is All about the States
There is no better day to underscore the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA’s) importance to the nation and to the states than Wednesday, the misguided National Day of Action…
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Unaccountable, Unaffordable 2017
Unaffordable and Unaccountable 2017 surveys the more than 280 state-administered public pension plans, detailing their assets and liabilities. The unfunded liabilities (the amount by which the present value of liabilities…