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Laffer-ALEC Report to Rank All 50 Governors
At the 47th ALEC Annual Meeting, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, Dr. Arthur B. Laffer and other state policy experts sat down to discuss the next flagship ALEC publication: the Laffer-ALEC…
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ALEC Leads on Regulatory Reform
At the 47th ALEC Annual Meeting this week, Missouri Governor Mike Parson championed ALEC’s efforts to educate governors on the merits of eliminating burdensome regulations: I want to thank ALEC…
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State and Community Leaders Build Solutions to Strengthen Society at the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett Email: ajarrett@alec.org State and Community Leaders Build Solutions to Strengthen Society at the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting…
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The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Budgets
Many states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” have experienced unforeseen cost increases due to unexpected enrollment increases, as well as higher per person…
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Employment Mandate Preemption Act
The People of the State __ enact: Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “local government labor regulatory limitation act.” Sec. 2. The legislature…
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Model Legislation for Remote Online Notarization
Chapter Remote Online Notary Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this (Chapter): “Appear” or “personally appear” or “in the presence of” means: being in the same physical location as another person…
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China Implements National Security Law that Threatens to Violate Hong Kong’s Sovereignty
The 1989 Chinese, Tiananmen Square protests for greater democratic, educational and economic freedoms became infamous because of the massacre on June 4-5, 1989, when Chinese soldiers opened fire into…
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Lockdowns Accelerate Fiscal Crisis in Illinois
In a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, Doug Cameron discussed how the stringent pandemic lockdown in Illinois has shifted consumer spending in the Quad Cities region across…
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A State Legislator Win: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Will Activate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett Email: ajarrett@alec.org A State Legislator Win: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Will Activate 18 states introduced…
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Jonathan Williams on The Tim Jones Show
ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined The Tim Jones Show to discuss the rising government spending outlined in his recent op-eds on Medicaid…
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A Way Forward for State Budgets after COVID-19
Most states close their books for fiscal year 2020 this week and continue to look at the uncertainty ahead. Every state but Vermont has some variety of a balanced budget…
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States Recognize Work Experience for Occupational Licenses
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many states and governors to recognize occupational licenses when applying for a license with a similar scope of practice in a new state. Iowa and…
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ALEC in Newsweek: State Lawmakers Against State Bailouts
In their latest op-ed, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and Center for State Fiscal Reform Senior Director Lee Schalk explain why more than 200…
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Scores Big in U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, allowing for construction of the pipeline to pass underneath a section of the…
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Carly Good
Carly Good served as manager of the Energy, Environment and Agriculture (EEA) task force.
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Discussion of Principles on Public Sector Bargaining
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) strongly supports the freedom of all public-sector workers to voluntarily decide whether it is in their best interest to join or pay fees to…
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Social Media Companies’ Bad Week Ends with Executive Order
Social media companies, the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act recently had a roller-coaster week. First, YouTube found it had a China problem. Then, Twitter decided…
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Liability Protection for Employers in a Declared Disaster or Public Emergency Act
Section 1. As used in this act, the following words shall have the following meaning: (1) “Guidance” means written guidance related to a declared public emergency that is issued…
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