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New Publication: Innovate: Policy for the Future
Read the full report here. Solutions to today’s problems come from creative thinking and a genuine plan of action. Government should operate in the 21st Century instead of the…
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Innovate: Policy For the Future
Innovate: Policy For the Future Solutions to today’s problems come from creative thinking and a genuine plan of action. Government should operate in the 21st Century instead of the 1950s,…
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Increase Juror Participation by Updating Jury Wage Laws
Last week, jury selection began in the case against James Holmes for the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooting. Deliberations on jury selection alone could last until May or June…
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West Virginia Becomes First State to Repeal RPS
Earlier this week West Virginia’s Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed House Bill 2001, making the state the first in the nation to repeal its alternative energy mandate. The…
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President Obama’s Budget Proposal Violates the Principles of Sound Tax Policy
This week President Obama rolled out his budget proposal, which again demonstrates how incredibly out of step the president is with the rest of the country. Just a couple of…
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International Trade – The States Are Economic Stakeholders
The views expressed in this blog post are those of a subject matter expert and do not necessarily reflect model policies maintained by the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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States Prove that Educational Freedom Works
This appeared on RedState.com January 30, 2015. State lawmakers will surely haggle over education policy this legislative session, but hopefully they will remember the purpose of…
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State of the Union Tax Proposal Would Hurt Middle Class
Update: President Obama dropped his proposal to tax 529 college saving accounts. This appeared on RedState.com on January 23, 2015.
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States Embracing School Choice See Better Outcomes
In November, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the annual Report Card on American Education, tracking state education performance and progress over time. The results point out…
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Atlantic Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration May Soon Be a Reality
Big news today out of the Interior Department: much of the Atlantic coastline from Virginia to South Carolina will soon be opened up for oil and natural gas…
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Governors Highlight Importance of Criminal Justice Reform in State of the State Addresses
Criminal justice systems that return four in every ten of offenders behind bars within three years, yet spend over $50 billion at the state level every year, have led many…
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Data Show School Choice Works
In November, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the annual Report Card on American Education tracking state education performance and progress over time. The results point out the…
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State of the Union Tax Proposal Would Hurt Middle Class | RedState
During his seventh State of the Union Address, President Obama outlined his vision for an economic plan he claims will help the middle class. And for the seventh year in…
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Minimum wage increase is wrong way to ring in New Year | The State Journal
These have been a difficult few years for the West Virginia economy. The coal industry is under attack by the Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia jobs have borne the…
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International Trade and Trade Promotion Authority – A Definite SOTU Highlight
International trade took center stage several times during this week’s State of the Union Address as the president recognizes its potential as an engine for economic growth and job creation.
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Minimum wage hike has an adverse effect on jobs for young workers | Baltimore Business Journal
Gov.-elect Larry Hogan and Maryland’s political leadership face no simple tasks in the months ahead. Along with a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, they will be forced to confront the fallout…
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State of the Union: ALEC Experts Respond
Updated January 21, 2015 Jon Russell, director of the American City County Exchange (ACCE): One of the most pressing issues facing local governments across the country is the need for…
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Criminalizing America: System Error
Watch this entrepreneur explain how he was targeted and raided by the federal government for breaking a law, despite language in the law that explicitly said he was acting legally.
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A Free Market State Legislative Agenda for 2015 | RedState
President Obama will lay out his plan for the nation during the State of the Union tonight, but state legislatures convening across the country in January should not wait for…
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Year of the Tax Cut | The Wall Street Journal
In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama will call for higher taxes on death and investment. But there’s little he can do to stop a national trend toward…