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ALEC Educating States on How to Address Federal Dysfunction
Arlington, Va. (March 20, 2023) – The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Center to Restore the Balance of Government today released a series of educational videos to educate state lawmakers…
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Why a Wealth Tax is a Really Bad Idea: Jonathan Williams and Nick Stark in the Daily Caller
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist, co-authored a guest column in the Daily Caller with ALEC Tax and Fiscal Task Force Director…
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Sunshine Week Analysis: Transparency at the Expense of Greater Federal Control?
In December 2022, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) into law. Buried deep within the nearly 4000-page bill is a mandate that…
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Taylor Swift, Ticket Sales and the Importance of Free Market Competition
Last week, Ticketmaster announced they will be taking further steps to target scalpers and “educate” consumers on ticketing fees after facing allegations of antitrust violations from a new coalition…
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence Could Stifle Innovative Technology: Jake Morabito on OutKick
ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito recently told Tomi Lahren of OutKick that artificial intelligence holds great promise and shouldn’t be stifled by government regulations.
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Heath Care Needs Price Transparency
ALEC is celebrating Sunshine Week, and no area of our economy needs sunshine more than health care. Health care is one of the few areas of our economy where…
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ALEC Model Policy Would Remove Politics from Pension Investment Decisions: Jonathan Williams in Bloomberg Law
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy, recently told Bloomberg Law lawmakers across the country are interested in protecting the hard-earned retirement savings of state…
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Done Properly, Artificial Intelligence Could Have Tremendous Benefits: Jake Morabito on the Mike Hayes Show
ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito was recently featured on the Mike Hayes Show on WIZM Radio in LaCrosse, WI talking about the need for states…
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ALEC Celebrates Sunshine Week
This week, March 12-18, ALEC celebrates “Sunshine Week.” Sunshine Week was started in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors (now the New Leaders Association) to promote open,…
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Challenges to President Biden’s Student Debt Handout Heard by Supreme Court
Last month, the Supreme Court heard two challenges to President Biden’s plan to wipe away up to $20,000 in student-loan debt for certain borrowers. The plan faces serious constitutional…
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These States are Supporting New Entrepreneurs
In his State of the Union address, President Biden stated that “over the last two years, a record 10 million Americans applied to start a new small business.” While…
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Washington Seeks to Empower Government While States Seek to Empower Individuals: Jonathan Williams on NTD News
ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams told NTD News this week states are reducing the size and scope of government while federal leaders are…
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Congress and the States Tackling ESG to Protect Retirees and Taxpayers: Lee Schalk on The Doug Wagner Show
Lee Schalk, ALEC Vice President of Policy, recently told Doug Wagner on WMT Newsradio (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) that Congress should be applauded for its recent bipartisan resolution rejecting the…
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Preventing Moldova from Becoming Russia’s Next Victim
Late last month, Vladimir Putin unilaterally revoked an agreement recognizing Moldovan sovereignty. Many international observers interpreted this as a sign that the Russian President may be planning an invasion…
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Arizona Senate Votes to Protect Pensioners and Taxpayers
Last week, the Arizona Senate passed Senate Bill 1500, a bill to keep politics out of state investments. This bill is currently in the Arizona House of Representatives. This…
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Arkansas Becomes Fifth State with Universal Education Opportunity. Which State Will be Next?
Arkansas families are celebrating today as Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed the Learning, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking, and School Safety (LEARNS) Plan into law. ALEC applauds Governor Sanders…
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ALEC’s Labor of Love: A History of Championing Worker Freedom
With a workforce as diverse as America’s, labor policy is no simple issue area, and for 50 years ALEC has been an integral part of the effort to champion free…
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Executive Assistant
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation’s largest nonpartisan, individual membership association of state legislators, seeks an Executive Assistant to perform a variety of administrative tasks and support our organization’s…
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The 340B Program and State Mandates
The federal 340B program has been widely criticized in recent years for its lack of transparency, fraud and failure to pass savings along to the patients it was designed…
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Congress Votes to Keep Politics Out of Pensions
On February 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. RES. 30, and on March 1, the U.S. Senate passed S.J. Res. 8. These identical resolutions state that…