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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Denny Hoskins, represents District 21 in the Missouri Senate, which covers Caldwell, Carroll, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray and Saline counties. In 2016 he was elected to serve in…
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Resist the Temptation to Tax Gross Receipts
In the United States, gross receipts taxes (GRTs) had their heyday shortly after the Great Depression as states desperately chased revenue, but by the 1960’s they had nearly disappeared from…
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Employees Increasingly Saying ‘No’ to Unions
In a recent secret-ballot election in Canton, Mississippi, Nissan employees overwhelmingly voted to maintain their current relationship with Nissan and avoid union control. The vote held in early August tallied…
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Jonathan Williams Sits Down with Genevieve Wood of The Daily Signal
Jonathan Williams joins Genevieve Wood of The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation to discuss ALEC and the Center for State Fiscal Reform.
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Individual Liberty Over Localism
As a town councilman in conservative central Virginia, I have to say my colleagues are nice people, but I don’t trust them to create new regulations and new taxes. As…
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Blocking economic empowerment: It takes 6 years to get an Interior Design license from some states
When one thinks of occupational licensing boards, a number of images may come to mind: white coated medical students working long intern hours, over-taxed law students hunched over bar prep…
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The Williams Report
Fiscal: Alaska: Alaska finalizes the state’s capital budget of $1.4 billion dollars, primarily in construction projects. Connecticut: As municipalities face transfer cuts from the State, they ask the governor…
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Visits Prisoners, Recognizes Importance of Reentry Programs
Many states have recognized that sound reentry policy and programs make the public safer. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey expressed his enthusiasm and satisfaction with the results of a reentry…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Sen. Nathan Dahm represents the 33rd district as a 2nd term Whip in the Oklahoma Legislature. He is the Chair of the General Government committee, the Ranking Member of the…
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Erica York
Erica York is a legislative analyst with the Center for State Fiscal Reform at ALEC where she researches and helps to develop sound policy solutions. From her professional start as…
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ITC Hearing Discusses Merits and Woes of Solar Panel Tariffs
The International Trade Commission hosted a public hearing this morning to discuss grounds for possible tariffs on Asian solar imports. Two U.S. solar manufacturing powerhouses, Suniva Inc. and SolarWinds of…
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Federalism and the Philippines
I was invited to present on “Understanding the Structures of Federalism” at the U.S. Embassy in Manila on August 14, 2017. It was a genuine privilege to be asked to…
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Trade Is Key Driver of Economic Success. Please Don’t Undermine It.
Americans are accustomed to taking a lot of things for granted. One of those things is trade. Americans expect to access a wide selection of goods from other countries. We…
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The EPA’s Assault on Sheboygan County
In July, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) Center for Competitive Federalism released a powerful policy brief and short documentary video that exposed the EPA’s assault…
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The Arizona Balanced Budget Amendment Planning Convention
On September 12, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, the states will assemble in formal convention to create rules of procedure for a future convention to propose a balanced budget amendment (BBA)…