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New Hampshire Governor Signs Bipartisan Legislation Establishing Statewide Drug Court Program
Another tool has been added to help fight New Hampshire’s drug crisis, as drug courts are about to be established across the Granite State. Continuing her efforts to implement a…
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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Recently, state legislatures around the country have begun to legislate against the practices of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS, whose founding and funding have…
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Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction Bill Passes the Louisiana Legislature, Governor to Sign
The Louisiana legislature passed LA S.B. 324 on June 6 and has sent the measure to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a former ALEC member legislator in the Louisiana Senate,…
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Tax Code Shaken, Economic Outlook Not Stirred
A common argument put forth by proponents of tax-and-spend schemes is that pro-growth tax reforms are a guaranteed way for a state to destroy its bond rating.
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Changing Lives Across Multiple Measures: School Choice Delivers By Metrics of Parents and Regulators
A new meta-analysis of studies done on the academic achievement of students in school choice programs shows that empowering parents to choose, delivers across multiple assessment metrics.
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Spending Cuts and Tax Reform: Not ‘Heads’ or ‘Tails’
Insofar as state fiscal policy goes, taxes and spending are permanently linked as two sides of the same coin.
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Wes Fisher
Wes Fisher is the Manager of Membership and Development at ALEC, working with ALEC state chairs, legislative members, and donors. He grew up on the outskirts of Northern Virginia in…
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D.C. Residents Face Tougher Path to Employment as $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Passes
The recent push to raise minimum wage across the country has reached its boiling point in the District of Columbia. The proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per…
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Congress Passes Much-Needed TSCA Reform
For going on a decade or so now, the federal government has been paralyzed by partisan gridlock to a degree that some have described as being “unprecedentedly dysfunctional.” Others have…
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D.C.’s Coming War Against AirBnB and Bed and Breakfasts
The AirBnB business model is legal until localities pass laws against it. The hotel and hotel union lobbies are pushing for most of these “laws”. The District of Columbia recently…
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Video: Lisa B. Nelson Addresses Ladies America Conference
On June 4, ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson spoke at the Ladies America “Women Leading the Future” conference in Washington, D.C. Lisa’s speech highlighted the importance and impact of women…
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Is Memory Manipulation a Threat to Your State’s Legal System?
Dr. Julia Shaw may be able to convince you that you committed a crime you never committed, at least she did with 70 percent of participants in her study published last year.
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Growth in the Desert
By abandoning the tax-and-spend playbook and prioritizing sound budgeting, state officials and legislators continue to help Arizona separate itself from economically overburdened states like Illinois, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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How the FCC’s ISP Privacy Rule Focuses on the Wrong Thing
In its quest to protect consumer privacy, the Federal Communications Commission has failed to do one thing: Focus on consumer privacy. Instead, it focused on the Internet Service Provider; it…
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams on Common Sense Rhode Island
In the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer Economic Competitiveness Index, Rhode Island placed 39th in terms of economic outlook.
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Coalition Letter to Support the Competitive Enterprise Institute
June 1, 2016 Kent Lassman President Competitive Enterprise Institute 1899 L Street, NW 12th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 Dear Kent, On behalf of the undersigned…
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Gross Receipts Tax Threatens Job Growth and Economic Opportunity in Oregon
Oregon families deserve economic policies that increases opportunity and rewards entrepreneurship.
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Vetoes Expansion of Renewable Portfolio Standard
Late last week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed SB 921/HB 1106. The legislation known as the “Clean Jobs Bill” would, among other things, increase the state’s renewable energy…
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Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
New England, on the whole, is an economically-depressed region.