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Are Millennials the Answer to Maine’s Declining Labor Force?
In recent years, millennials workers have shown an affinity for entrepreneurship.
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U.S.-Cuba Trade: A Win-Win for Both Nations
Free trade -- across state lines and with other nations -- has allowed the U.S. economy to flourish.
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Jeffrey Clark
Jeff Clark has worked within the public affairs arena for nearly 30 years in both public and private capacities. In his current role, he is Executive Director of The Wind…
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Oren Cass
Oren Cass is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where he focuses on energy, the environment, and antipoverty policy. He was domestic policy director of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign…
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Peter Trelenberg
Pete Trelenberg is Manager, Environmental Policy and Planning for Exxon Mobil Corporation, a position he assumed in December, 2011. Pete received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental…
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Court Throws Out FCC’s Municipal Broadband Rule
In a victory for state authority, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit determined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked the necessary authority to preempt state…
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State of the States 2016
This report observes and analyzes the economic policy proposals discussed in each governor’s State of the State address.
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How Municipalities are Placing Taxpayer Money At Risk with “One Touch Make Ready” Ordinances
What happens when a city receives a compelling offer for an ultra-high speed fiber network, but construction of the network is exceedingly slow because of red tape? The answer…
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Civil Asset Forfeiture a Hot Topic in the Criminal Justice Reform Task Force at ALEC Annual Meeting
On July 28 at the ALEC Annual Meeting, the Criminal Justice Reform Task Force brought together state legislators, members of the private sector and nonprofit organizations to discuss ideas and solutions…
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For Economic Opportunity, the Redder the Better
Many of America’s bluest states are deep in the red thanks to tried-and-failed progressive policies. The Illinois General Assembly can’t pass a long-term budget deal, leading to significant losses…
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Pennsylvania Continues Reforming their Criminal Justice System
Pennsylvania enacted a criminal justice reform statute in 2012 that is beginning to reap benefits. From the time of implementation to the end of 2015, the state saved $13…
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Addressed ALEC Annual Meeting, Called for Criminal Justice Reform
On July 27, at the ALEC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, former Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke passionately about criminal justice reform. The event, sponsored by the Texas Public Policy…
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Ocean State Pensions Taking On Water
The Rhode Island state pension fund lost more than $460 million over the past fiscal year -- the second negative annual return in as many years.
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The Battle for Energy Independence
Technological breakthroughs in hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) continue to unlock vast oil resources, revitalizing industries and unleashing economic growth across the nation. A competitive regulatory climate characterized by…
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Police Use 3D Technology to Access a Smartphone
A law enforcement agency in Michigan has figured out how to use 3D printing to unlock a deceased man’s smart phone. Police believe that the man, a murder victim, had…
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The Williams Report
What Can We Learn from Record-Busting State Budget Standoffs?
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North Carolina Bears Standard for Good Tax Policy
The good news keeps coming – in 2017, the state personal income tax rate is scheduled to be reduced to 5.499 percent.
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VIDEO: What’s Right – and Wrong – with Kansas
In the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Kansas was 27th in terms of economic outlook.
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Amending Synthetic Drug Control Act
Section 1. Short Title. Amending Synthetic Drug Control Section 2. Purpose. Adds various synthetic drug compounds including various structural classes of those compounds to the list of Schedule I controlled…
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Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence to Speak at ALEC 43rd Annual Meeting Today
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Indiana Governor Mike Pence will speak Friday, July 29th at the 12:30 PM–2:00 PM plenary lunch session of the 43rd American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual Meeting.