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Rich States, Poor States: Maine Gets Richer, but Still Among the Poorest
In the recently-released ninth edition of the Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Maine earned its highest all-time rank of 38.
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ALEC Internship Program
The ALEC internship program is a great opportunity to work with state legislators from across the political spectrum in effort to advance proven, data-driven solutions within the states. We extend…
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Fighting Opioid Abuse Takes All of Us
Today, more people are dying of drug overdoses than car accidents. And you, our local officials, are seeing the statistic become reality in your communities and states. But where…
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House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Forwards the Email Privacy Act to the Full House
The Judiciary Committee of the United States House unanimously passed a substituted version of the Email Privacy Act. “Americans… are one step closer to having private and secure digital…
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Alumni Spotlight – Steve Bisenius
Steve Bisenius first became involved in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shortly after he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1976, as one of its youngest members. While…
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Don’t Follow the Left’s Upside Down Approach To Inversions
This month, a coalition of free market supporters sent Treasury Secretary Jack Lew a letter urging him to meaningfully address tax inversions, in which companies merge with foreign counterparts and headquarter abroad, by working with Congress to pass corporate tax reform. The Treasury’s actions so far – three rounds of new tax inversion regulations over the past 19 months – won’t solve the problem.
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Rich States, Poor States: 9th Edition Released
On Tuesday, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform released the ninth edition of the Rich States, Poor States ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index rankings. The…
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FBI vs. Apple: Effort to expand federal power won’t go away
No one wants to enable criminals and terrorists. But this debate was not about Apple’s cooperation with the FBI. It was, and still is, about radically expanding the power of the federal government and about keeping your personal information — financial, health, even photos and emails — secure from hackers, criminals and cyber terrorists.
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Energy, Climate and Vulnerable Populations
Last week, the Obama administration released a new report detailing the negative consequences climate change may have on human health in the U.S., with the primary, attention-grabbing headline being…
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Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson – Your Ideas Live On!
Thomas Jefferson, America’s first secretary of state, second vice president and third president would likely relish the title bestowed on him by the 32nd U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt –…
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Rich States, Poor States, 9th Edition
The 9th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index reveals a pro-growth trend across the nation for 2016. Rich States, Poor States examines the latest movements…
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2016 State Economic Competitiveness Index Reveals National Pro-Growth Trend
North Carolina, North Dakota, Wyoming and Arizona among top states; New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut and California rank last
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An Open Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Automatic Withholding of Union Dues
The recent editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch misleads the public on the importance of transparency in the payment of union dues. The bill in question, Missouri’s House Bill…
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Senators Threaten to Eradicate Device and End-to-End Encryption
The end of encryption as we know it is near if Senators Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr have their way. The two senators have been circulating proposed legislation, entitled…
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What Can be Done after Friedrichs?
Public sector workers in over 20 states must continue paying union dues, like it or not, after the Supreme Court deadlocked in Friedrichs v…
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Why The Left And Others Fear Fundamental State Tax Reform
The 2016 election cycle is in full swing, and so is the campaign to scare citizens and policymakers away from honest examination of tax reform ideas across the states. According…
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President Obama’s Regulatory Reform
In the President’s world paradigm, growing the U.S. economy comes from investing in public programs, while the private sector engages in “loopholes” intending to “game the system” that in reality were perfectly legal actions in a tax system that is in desperate need of reform.
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