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Effective Elected
In this workshop, you’ll learn from seasoned legislators about the strategies, behaviors, and practices that contribute to getting things done. You’ll learn to: Become an effective legislative leader in…
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Maryland General Assembly Overrides Governor Hogan’s Veto, Expands Renewable Portfolio Standard
As much of the nation’s attention remains fixated on the opening weeks of the Trump presidency, state legislatures around the country continue their work writing, debating and implementing policy, some…
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Michigan Legislator Seeks to Replace Civil Asset Forfeiture with Criminal Forfeiture
Michigan is poised to become the next state to address civil asset forfeiture reform thanks to Representative Peter Lucido. Civil asset forfeiture reform has become a very important issue for…
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A Hopeful Sign that the Special Relationship and American Exceptionalism Will Endure
It is fitting that the first visiting head of state that President Donald Trump hosted was Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May—a meeting that provided a glimmer of hope in what…
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Center to Protect Free Speech
The purpose of the Center to Protect Free Speech is to educate legislators and concerned citizens regarding the importance of free speech; promote policies that ensure the ability for…
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VIDEO: State Your Mind
The solution to an overbearing federal government is simple, and ALEC has been pursuing it for years. The states. The truth is issues that so heavily affect millennials—education, tax reform…
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VIDEO: Senator Leah Vukmir Announces ALEC Center to Protect Free Speech
The American Legislative Exchange Council has launched the Center to Protect Free Speech which will focus on three key areas: campus speech, donor privacy and commercial speech. Video created by Sarah…
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State of the State: Tennessee
If lawmakers agree to the spending-heavy budget plan touted by Governor Bill Haslam, Tennesseans will pay more at the pump but could save more while shopping and could earn a tuition-free…
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Georgia Examines a Pre-Arrest Diversion Program
Politicians and citizens from both sides of the aisle have been pushing for criminal justice reform for years. In 2008, a study was released by the Pew Center on…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
State Representative James White is a native Texan born in Houston, TX. He graduated with honors from Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political…
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VIDEO: ALEC Defends Free Speech on Your World with Neil Cavuto
ALEC Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Ashley Pratte, discusses free speech with Neil Cavuto after protests turn violent at UC Berkeley.
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Reliving Campus Riots until They Respond Correctly: It’s Groundhog Day for State Legislators
On Wednesday night, protests at the University of California, Berkeley turned violent in response to a planned campus speech by Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor at Breitbart. The unfortunate result was…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide.
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VIDEO: Inez Feltscher Talks Importance of School Choice on Tipping Point
Inez Feltscher, Director of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force at ALEC joins Liz Wheeler on Tipping Point to discuss DeVos nomination and talk school choice.
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The Noncontroversial Supreme Court Pick: Judge Neil Gorsuch
President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise that his nominee to the Supreme Court be firmly in the mainstream of legal conservatism. The Senate should be thrilled to have the…
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Missouri Working to Improve its Status as a Judicial Hellhole
Missouri’s lawsuit system performs in the bottom third of all state legal systems, 42nd out of the 50 states, according to the US Chamber’s Lawsuit Climate Survey. It is…
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The Case for School Choice
ALEC released the 21st edition of the Education Report Card on American Education which ranks states on their K-12 education and policy performance. Inez Feltscher Stepman, Director of the Education…
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VIDEO: Right to Work Explained
There has been lots of conversation around the country on right-to-work, did you know for the first time ever, more Americans live in right-to-work states than not? Watch our video to…
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State of the State: New Mexico
In short, it’s not that things in New Mexico are getting worse; they’re just stuck in low gear. According to ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States, economic performance remains in the bottom third of all states; economic outlook is stuck at 34th place nationally, just one spot better than back in 2010. This lackluster outlook persisted during the energy boom years of 2010-2013. In fact, from 2004-2014, only ten states had lower gross domestic product growth than New Mexico. It’s no surprise that the state experienced negative domestic migration in 2016 for the fourth consecutive year in a row.
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The NH Advantage Grows with Right-to-Work
With the election of Chris Sununu as governor of the Live Free or Die state, New Hampshire may soon become the 28th Right-to-Work state. Lawmakers in Kentucky just passed legislation…