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VIDEO: ALEC Defends Free Speech on Your World with Neil Cavuto
ALEC Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Ashley Pratte, discusses free speech with Neil Cavuto after protests turn violent at UC Berkeley.
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Reliving Campus Riots until They Respond Correctly: It’s Groundhog Day for State Legislators
On Wednesday night, protests at the University of California, Berkeley turned violent in response to a planned campus speech by Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor at Breitbart. The unfortunate result was…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide.
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VIDEO: Inez Feltscher Talks Importance of School Choice on Tipping Point
Inez Feltscher, Director of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force at ALEC joins Liz Wheeler on Tipping Point to discuss DeVos nomination and talk school choice.
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The Noncontroversial Supreme Court Pick: Judge Neil Gorsuch
President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise that his nominee to the Supreme Court be firmly in the mainstream of legal conservatism. The Senate should be thrilled to have the…
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Missouri Working to Improve its Status as a Judicial Hellhole
Missouri’s lawsuit system performs in the bottom third of all state legal systems, 42nd out of the 50 states, according to the US Chamber’s Lawsuit Climate Survey. It is…
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The Case for School Choice
ALEC released the 21st edition of the Education Report Card on American Education which ranks states on their K-12 education and policy performance. Inez Feltscher Stepman, Director of the Education…
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VIDEO: Right to Work Explained
There has been lots of conversation around the country on right-to-work, did you know for the first time ever, more Americans live in right-to-work states than not? Watch our video to…
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State of the State: New Mexico
In short, it’s not that things in New Mexico are getting worse; they’re just stuck in low gear. According to ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States, economic performance remains in the bottom third of all states; economic outlook is stuck at 34th place nationally, just one spot better than back in 2010. This lackluster outlook persisted during the energy boom years of 2010-2013. In fact, from 2004-2014, only ten states had lower gross domestic product growth than New Mexico. It’s no surprise that the state experienced negative domestic migration in 2016 for the fourth consecutive year in a row.
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The NH Advantage Grows with Right-to-Work
With the election of Chris Sununu as governor of the Live Free or Die state, New Hampshire may soon become the 28th Right-to-Work state. Lawmakers in Kentucky just passed legislation…
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Effective Elected
In this workshop, you’ll learn from seasoned legislators about the strategies, behaviors, and practices that contribute to getting things done. You’ll learn to: Become an effective legislative leader in…
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Out With the Old, in With the New
Sometimes we can overlook what is right in front of us. Focusing on innovation and casting about for a new topic to illuminate every couple of weeks often leads one…
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State of the State: Minnesota
Governor Mark Dayton delivered one of his final State of the State addresses in St. Paul. The headlines focused on the frightening moment when the governor fainted, but otherwise…
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State of the State: Nevada
Nevada remains one of the most business-friendly states. The education system is rapidly becoming the envy of the nation. And it’s no surprise that many choose to escape the high-tax regime of California for no-income-tax Nevada. But to stop the slide in economic outlook, Nevadans should reject further cronyism and resist calls for a further erosion of the low-tax environment.
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Climate Change: Who is in Denial, and About What?
President Trump’s nominees consistently stated climate change represents a risk; it is not a hoax; human activity contributes; the United States should be part of the conversation about global policy responses.
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President Trump Seeks to Jumpstart Construction of Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
On Tuesday morning, President Donald J. Trump signed two memoranda seeking to jump start construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. This news should come as no surprise…
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State of the State: Wyoming
Wyoming not only weathered the storm—it shined.
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President Trump Nominates Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as an independent department by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to advocate for improvements in the agriculture and farming industries. The…
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Elon Musk Loves Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, and it Makes Perfect Sense
Tech publications are expressing shock over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent tweets in support of President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee, Rex Tillerson. Musk is the alternative energy…
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Rebecca Friedrichs: Why Good Teachers Want School Choice
Just in time for School Choice Week, Rebecca Friedrichs, a California public school teacher, partnered with Prager University to produce a short video describing why school choice programs lead…