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Belarus at a Crossroads: Authoritarian Rule or Liberal Democracy
Presidential elections in Belarus, held on August 9, may have marked the beginning of the end for President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year reign. Every day since claiming an 80% share of…
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ALEC in Real Clear Policy – It’s Time To Cancel Income Tax
ALEC Legislative Manager Skip Estes was featured in Real Clear Policy for his article on Woodrow Wilson’s outdated income tax, “It’s Time to Cancel Income Tax.” “The legacy of the…
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Federalism and International Relations Task Force Presents Real World Solutions to Real World Challenges
ALEC’s 2020 virtual Annual Meeting featured the exceptional educational opportunities that attendees have come to expect at in-person ALEC conferences – real world policy proposals to meet America’s current challenges.
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New Model Policies from the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force
At the ALEC Annual Meeting last month, the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development (CIED) Task Force heard from our partners on timely policy topics and approved four new model policies…
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The Key to Unlock Your State’s Potential: Rich States, Poor States
How can state policymakers best position their states to thrive? The answers can be found in today’s release of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. Co-authored…
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Across the States Podcast: Episode 53
In this special episode of Across the States Dan Reynolds is joined by two ALEC policy experts to discuss the newest edition of Rich States, Poor States: the…
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Rich States, Poor States 13th Edition Release
In this 13th edition of Rich States, Poor States, White House Advisors Dr. Arthur B. Laffer and Stephen Moore and ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams…
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New 2020 Economic Competitiveness Rankings Reveal the Reforms that Win for Taxpayers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett Email: ajarrett@alec.org New 2020 Economic Competitiveness Rankings Reveal the Reforms that Win for Taxpayers Utah takes…
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Rich States, Poor States 13th Edition
In this 13th edition of Rich States, Poor States, White House Advisors Dr. Arthur B. Laffer and Stephen Moore and ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment Could Put America on a Sustainable Fiscal Path
One of the highlights of ALEC’s virtual Annual Meeting was a workshop featuring former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, OH Senate Majority Leader Matt Huffman and David Biddulph, co-founder of…
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State Legislator of the Month – KS Representative Tory Arnberger
For this month, we are pleased to announce Kansas Representative Tory Arnberger as the August State Legislator of the Month. This award is used to highlight substantive state policy successes…
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Education Spending is Increasing, but Where is the Money Going?
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown have caused severe revenue shortfalls in many states. Consequently, these states have been forced to make tough decisions on spending, including cuts to…
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Urging the United States Government to Keep the American People Safe and Healthy by Decreasing the Nation’s Dependency on Foreign Manufactured Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Medicine, Particularly from China
WHEREAS, many citizens of the United States depend on pharmaceutical drugs to cure, treat, or prevent disease and these drugs can result in lifesaving and life sustaining outcomes; and WHEREAS,…
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Retraction: Louisiana Senator Gary Smith
On May 12, 2020 (updated and rereleased on July 28, 2020), the American Legislative Exchange Council published a legislator letter opposing a federal bailout of states entitled “State Leaders…
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State Leaders Say “No Thanks” to Federal Bailout
To: The Federal Government and Leaders in Washington DC From: American Legislative Exchange Council and Partners 2900 Crystal Drive, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202 The undersigned organizations, policy leaders…
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Tracking State Policies for Hydrogen Vehicles in 2020
Plug-in electric vehicles have seen a growth in market share over the past decade. Some consumers are attracted to their green reputation, and states are subsidizing sales through various incentive…
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Why Price Fixing and the International Price Index Are Bad News for America
If enacted, this order will link the price of Medicare prescription drugs in the U.S. to prices set in a few select foreign countries. It is known as the International Pricing Index (IPI) and while you can call it what you want, it does not change what it is: price controls.
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Policy Prescriptions to Expand Education Opportunities in a Post-COVID19 World
Join legislators and education reformers in a conversation on digital, private and homeschool responses to the global pandemic.