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State of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts
Overall, however, the state’s steps towards economic competitiveness are yielding results. Governor Baker rightfully recognized this achievement, “We built a bipartisan team, worked in partnership with the legislature and looked for common ground.” Shrinking the state’s budget gap by over $1 billion without tax or fee increases is just one example.
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State of the State: Vermont
With Vermont’s economic outlook continuing to languish at 49th (according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States publication), legislators may be ready to take the governor’s charge to heart: “We must act now, and begin our ascent.”
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State of the State: Utah
The governor cautioned against “altering our tax policies in any way that could damage our robust economic engine.” He also advised that the “best way to ensure ongoing growth of education funding is to continue to grow our economy. Failure to take into account how tax rates affect business investment won’t help us make good policy decisions.” Indeed, the relatively low top marginal personal and corporate income tax rates (18th and 11th lowest, respectively) are partly responsible for Utah holding the top economic outlook for 10 consecutive years.
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State of the State: Michigan
Fortunately, the governor recognizes that the government can best enable growth by removing artificial obstacles to entrepreneurs: “Over the last few years we dumped the dumbest tax in America, we cut needless regulations, we started paying down our long-term debt, we started saving for the future, we laid the groundwork for success we have today so our businesses could create jobs. We create the environment for job creation, we don’t create those jobs.”
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Health and Human Services Luncheon Survey
Thank you for attending the Health and Human Services Task Force luncheon at the Spring Task Force Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a follow up to the luncheon we…
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DRAFT Resolution in Support of Nonprofit Donor Privacy
Summary In response to attempts to expand the scope and application of donor disclosure requirements of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, the American Legislative Exchange Council resolves to oppose such efforts…
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Federalism: “When We Destroy It, We Place Liberty at Peril”
To the Framers of the Constitution, the structure of our governing system was a matter of life or death, liberty or constraint, property or subjugation. They knew that “as government…
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Accessing Pirated Content Is Not Worth the Risk
A report published by Digital Citizens Alliance has found that websites dedicated to distributing illicit movies, television shows and other pirated content are also more likely to infect their…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment – A 2017 Recap of the Road to 34
The 2017 legislative session was filled with action for the balanced budget amendment (BBA) campaign. Going into January, BBA had 28 of the 34 state Article V applications needed to…
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The “Runaway Convention”: A Most Tenacious Myth
Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides a mechanism for the states to propose constitutional amendments. America’s Founders included this provision because they envisioned a day when the states would…
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What Do State Legislators Need to Know About Commercial Speech?
Now that Justice Neil Gorsuch is firmly planted on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court, he is expected to rule on commercial speech, a free speech issue with significant…
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Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act
WHEREAS, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Constitution protect the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of association and…
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2016 ALEC Annual Report
Now more than ever, your focus should be on the states. Right now, we are at a crossroads in American history where an incredible number of important decisions about our…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Representative Christina Hagan is a native Ohioan and was born in Marlboro Township, Ohio. She received her B.A. in Business Administration from Malone University. She is currently seeking election in…
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States Continue To Make Civil Asset Forfeiture Process More Transparent
Civil asset forfeiture abuses in various states throughout the country are well-documented. There are several instances individuals have seen their property seized by the state or federal government, despite the…
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VIDEO: American City County Exchange: Change in Communities
“It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re from. If you believe that the solutions to our problems come from being able to work productively together, ACCE is the place…
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The Williams Report
Budget: General: Steve Ballmer Says Numbers and Facts Still Matter Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is spending $10 million to develop website USAFACTS in order so show “what is…
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Trump’s greatest first 100-day success
The Trump administration has undoubtedly faced setbacks during its first 100 days. These challenges include disagreement among Trump’s fellow Republicans regarding the repeal of Obamacare and his initial national security…
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Department of Education to Review Regulation and Return Control to States
On Wednesday, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Education to review all of its programs and regulations relating to the three major federal education laws for compliance with principles of federalism and local control over education.