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A Guide to State Laws Impacting UAS/UAV Operations: A Resource for Recreational, Non-Recreational and Commercial Drone Operators
Interest in Unmanned Aerial Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UASs/UAVs or “drones”) has exploded in recent years. Some experts estimate nearly 2.8 million drones will be purchased in the United…
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New Report Urges Uniformity in Legislation Regarding Drone Operations
Arlington, VA (October 13, 2016)— An estimated 2.8 million drones will be purchased in the United States this year alone as interest in the new technology has soared in recent…
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2016: Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities Near $5.6 Trillion
State public pension plans are now underfunded by nearly $5.6 trillion – an increase of almost $900 billion from State Budget Solutions’ (SBS) last comprehensive report in 2014.
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Video: Alfredo Ortiz Addresses ALEC Attendees
“A well-informed public is the best defense against bad public policy.” During the ALEC Annual Meeting, Mr. Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, shared valuable ideas…
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EdChoice Survey: Most Lawmakers Support School Choice
In September, EdChoice, formerly known as the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, released the results of a survey questioning state legislators about their views on various aspects of education…
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The Growing Burden of Unfunded EPA Mandates on the States
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, easily one of the most respected business advocacy groups in the nation, recently released a report titled The Growing Burden of Unfunded EPA Mandates…
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ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform Event in North Dakota
ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform Vice President Jonathan Williams traveled to North Dakota last week for an in-depth discussion of the state’s economy. Williams joined the Greater North Dakota…
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ALEC Continues Criminal Justice Reform Efforts
The 1990s saw Americans broadly favor tough on crime policies. Both political parties strongly supported such measures, including then-President Bill Clinton and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. However,…
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Video: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Addresses ALEC Members and Guests
“The biggest threat to our freedom today is a federal government that ignores the Constitution.” — Governor Greg Abbott Texas Governor Greg Abbott discussed how state legislators are key to…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide...
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New Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform Converge Diverse Perspectives for Change in Tennessee
With an incarceration rate 11 percent higher than the national average, an unusually varied group of Tennessee businesses, social service, and advocacy groups converged under the newly formed Tennessee Coalition for…
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Simulated Article V Amendments Convention Provides an Important and Reassuring Window into the Future
Last week in Williamsburg, Virginia the Convention of States project hosted a simulated Article V amendments convention. The agenda was modeled after the application developed by…
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Businesses Don’t Pay Taxes – People Do
When government taxes a business, there is nothing that business can do but pass that tax burden on to individuals, in one form or another. Hardworking individual taxpayers pay the true burden of business taxes.
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Article V Simulation
Our Founders’ intent was that states have an avenue through which to reign in an overreaching federal government should Congress fail to do so.
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While You Were Regulating, the Market was Busy Saving the Planet
Clean Power Plan fallout coupled with lessons from energy innovation successes ought to inspire policymakers to seek actual fixes to our environmental challenges instead of needlessly expand the regulatory state.
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New Resolutions from the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
Earlier this summer, members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) gathered in Indianapolis for the organization’s 43nd Annual Meeting. The nine ALEC task forces gathered to discuss policy ideas…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is a National Imperative
Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donahue detailed the importance of globalization and international trade to America’s economy and strategic interests in Help American…
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Northeastern Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy
Along with ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson, the Center for State Fiscal Reform recently hosted its first-ever regional Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy. The event took place September 19-21 in Portland, Maine,…
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Congress Considers a Pension Bailout
If the federal government truly wants to mend the pension funds of American miners, ending the Obama administration’s war on coal would be a good start.