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State Budget Solutions
Every year budgets are debated and voted upon somewhere across our nation. The timing of state budgets generally occurs during the summer months, since almost all states have a fiscal year that begins on July 1st. This is the single most important job for a state government to accomplish each year: prioritizing public priorities by allocating precious tax dollars amongst competing claims by lawmakers, special interests and citizens.
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ALEC Members Tour Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Early last month, ALEC convened at the 2015 States and Nation Policy Summit in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. In conjunction with the conference, a handful of ALEC members toured the Palo…
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Are You Living in a Judicial Hellhole™?
Judicial Hellholes™ are litigious environments where excessive lawsuits abound and civil justice is out of balance. Judges and courts apply liberally, or even overturn, the law. Plaintiffs’ attorneys push novel…
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Congress Trades Obamacare for $516 Billion in Tax Savings
The report, which was jointly reviewed by the CBO and staff from the Joint (Congressional) Committee on Taxation, considered the estimated cost of repealing Obamacare would have on both federal revenue and deficit spending, as well as parts of the U.S. economy if put into effect beginning 2018 through 2026. This is the first time a measure for repeal of the ACA will reach the President’s desk since being signed into law March 23, 2010.
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Inez Feltscher Defends School Choice in O.C. Register
Board members of the Anaheim Union High School District and Superintendent Michael Matsuda took to the Voice of OC news site to argue that charter schools’ “main goal” is to…
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American City County Exchange Membership
The American City County Exchange (ACCE) is America’s only non-partisan free market forum for village, town, city and county policymakers. ACCE brings together local elected officials, leading industry experts and…
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Supreme Court Set to Review Forced Union Contributions from Teachers
Teachers’ unions, like other unions, spend a great deal of money engaging in explicitly political activity like lobbying legislators and supporting candidates. Teachers’ unions have so far represented the strongest political challenge to transformative education reform, such as charter schools, voucher programs and education savings accounts. Unfortunately, that clout is built, at least in part, on the forced contributions of teachers who do not necessarily agree with the actions of the unions.
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Public Reporting
The American Legislative Exchange Council is committed to transparency and proactively shares its tax documents with the public. Form 990 is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s designation for the tax…
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ALEC Certification
Certificate in Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability in Government The American Legislative Exchange Council is pleased to announce the opportunity for member certification in Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability in Government. As part of…
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Legislative Membership
For just $200 for a two-year membership, you can be part of America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state policymakers. ALEC brings together nearly one-third of the country’s state…
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Private Sector Membership
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the leading free-market organization for member-driven state policy solutions and exchange. ALEC provides public and private sector members with a collaborative forum to…
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Alumni Membership
Overview Why do we choose to be members of the American Legislative Exchange Council? Why do we travel to these meetings? Together, we take some tough positions and make difficult…
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Terms of Use
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Membership
With over 2,000 members, ALEC is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, individual membership association of state legislators. ALEC is one of America’s most dynamic public-private partnerships with nearly 300 corporate and…
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