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Free Market and Limited Government Principles Prevail Across the Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ashley Pratte apratte@alec.org Free Market and Limited Government Principles Prevail Across the Nation State legislatures retain Republican majority Arlington, VA (November 9,…
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Good Tax Policy Doesn’t Need 12 Steps
Seldom has a year gone by without the release of some new study waxing wide on the public health costs associated with alcohol abuse, often with recommendations for significant tax increases or sales restrictions on alcohol.
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Illinois Creates Robust Juvenile Re-Entry Facility
In an attempt to reform Illinois’s criminal justice so that offenders can better transition out of the corrections system, Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)…
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Video: Indiana Congressman Todd Rokita Addresses ALEC Attendees
Indiana Congressman Todd Rokita (CD-4) explained the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), recent federal education reforms that put more power and control of education back into the hands of parents…
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Everything is Coming Up Battery Storage
Energy innovation has an equivalent of singularity: the day when affordable, scalable, reliable battery storage technology collides with intermittent generation sources like wind and solar to stabilize the availability of…
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Video: ALEC Leaders Discuss New Pension Report
As Senator Dan Liljenquist explains, pension reform is not a partisan problem, but a math problem.
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The Pernicious Myth of the Underfunded American Education System
The myth that education is underfunded in the United States, where per-pupil spending is higher than most of the countries that outperform it on the PISA exam, is both wrongheaded…
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Educational Choice in 2016
Two new school choice programs were passed during the 2016 state legislative sessions: a voucher program in Maryland and a tax credit scholarship in South Dakota. Neither state had any…
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The Williams Report
"Unfunded pension liabilities for the top 50 local governments ranked by outstanding debt have more than doubled over the last decade," Moody's reports.
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Video: John Tillman Addresses ALEC Attendees
“The truth is that we want to unleash the human spirit that lives within every one of us. We want to empower workers. We want to give them their freedom;…
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Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Ordinance
Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Ordinance In accordance with state law [Insert State Code], [Insert Jurisdiction] has been given the power to provide transparency in public-sector collective bargaining. Section…
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Video: ALEC Education Panel with Secretary Bill Bennett
Secretary Bill Bennett moderated a panel on Education reform with Education enthusiasts Utah Senator Howard Stephenson, Chairman of the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Michigan Representative Amanda Price; Kentucky Senator Mike…
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Spooky, Scary Pension Fund Skeletons
If states want to keep their pension plans healthy, and avoid a virtual apocalypse of the pension undead, reform is indispensable.
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Conference Call: State Policy Working Group Post-Election Analysis
Join a conference call by the next State Policy Working Group meeting to discuss the results of Election 2016, what they mean for the states and nation, and policy priorities…
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State Policy Working Group Post-Election Analysis Lunch
Join the next State Policy Working Group meeting to discuss the results of Election 2016, what they mean for the states and nation, and policy priorities for the next legislative…
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