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States Have Been the Cultivators of Sound Criminal Justice Policies
For more than a decade, states have plainly demonstrated that prisoner reentry programs can have long-term positive impacts on communities and individuals. The federal government took note of these successful…
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Rent Control Will Not Fix California’s Housing Crisis
On October 8th, California Assembly Bill 1482, which caps rent increases statewide at 5% plus inflation until 2030 and covers housing at least 15 years old, was signed by…
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State Legislator of the Month – VA Del. Tim Hugo
This month, we want to highlight Virginia Delegate Tim Hugo as the ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Month for October. Delegate Hugo has been influential constantly in his support of…
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Lessons from Puerto Rico’s Struggles with Debt and Unfunded Pension Liabilities
In a recent press release from the congressionally-appointed Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, the board announced that it filed its Plan of Adjustment to restructure…
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Jonathan Williams and Skip Estes in Issues & Insights
An op-ed from ALEC policy experts Jonathan Williams and Skip Estes breaks down States of the States: An Analysis of the 2019 Governors’ Addresses, the latest publication from the Center…
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Solving a Perceived Privacy Problem: How the Market Reacts to Innovate Solutions in the Absence of Government Action
Markets innovate in the absence of government action. The Federal Communications Commission attempted to regulate Internet Service Provider (ISP) privacy during the Obama administration because it claimed that ISPs…
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DC Circuit Affirms Consumer Control Over the Internet
The American Legislative Exchange Council applauds the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to affirm a light-touch regulatory approach for broadband services. The court released its opinion in Mozilla…
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ALEC Files a Another Amicus Brief in Another Arbitration Case
Recently, the American Legislative Exchange Council led a coalition that included the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIC) and the American Consumer Institute (ACI) in filing an amicus brief with the…
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ALEC Names the Best State of the State Addresses for 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Reynolds, ALEC Public Affairs Email: dreynolds@alec.org Phone: 571-782-5038 ALEC Names the Best State of the State Addresses for 2019…
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State of the States: An Analysis of the 2019 Governors’ Addresses
The latest entry of the State of the States publication breaks down each governor’s “state of the state” address and identifies strong and weak policy prescriptions within. The publications also explore each states…
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Jonathan Williams in The Hill: Alaska’s Budget Battle
In his latest piece, ALEC Chief Economist Jonathan Williams explains the current budget battle taking place in Alaska. Families and businesses must tighten their budgets when their income decreases,…
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Standards are Policy, and They Change the Way We Live
State legislators are keenly aware of the public policy choices they face every day. They are also well tuned to most of the public policy decisions that are made elsewhere,…
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State Legislator of the Month – TX Rep. Tan Parker
For his constant leadership as a Texas State Chair, and for his continual work on sound state policies – such as right-to-try legislation and anti-child abuse legislation – September’s recipient…
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Denying Pension Realities?
A recent paper published by the Brookings Institution claims that “there is no imminent ‘crisis’ for most pension plans.” At the risk of sounding like a naysayer, this conclusion…
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Michael Slabinski in Washington Examiner
Worker freedom activists have one more reason to celebrate following a key decision in the Last Frontier.
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Report Card on American Education: 23rd Edition
For an online comparison tool, custom report cards and state education reports, visit www.ALECReportCard.org…
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ALEC Releases 23rd Annual Report Card on American Education
ALEC Releases 23rd Annual Report Card on American Education Arlington, VA, September 19, 2019 – Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its 23rd Annual Report Card…
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New Model Polices from Annual Meeting
American City County Exchange Prohibition on Paid Union Activity (Release Time) by Public Employees Ordinance This ordinance prohibits “release time”—the practice of paying a public employee apublic salary for…