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Video: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Addresses ALEC Members and Guests
“The biggest threat to our freedom today is a federal government that ignores the Constitution.” — Governor Greg Abbott Texas Governor Greg Abbott discussed how state legislators are key to…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide...
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New Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform Converge Diverse Perspectives for Change in Tennessee
With an incarceration rate 11 percent higher than the national average, an unusually varied group of Tennessee businesses, social service, and advocacy groups converged under the newly formed Tennessee Coalition for…
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Simulated Article V Amendments Convention Provides an Important and Reassuring Window into the Future
Last week in Williamsburg, Virginia the Convention of States project hosted a simulated Article V amendments convention. The agenda was modeled after the application developed by…
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Businesses Don’t Pay Taxes – People Do
When government taxes a business, there is nothing that business can do but pass that tax burden on to individuals, in one form or another. Hardworking individual taxpayers pay the true burden of business taxes.
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Article V Simulation
Our Founders’ intent was that states have an avenue through which to reign in an overreaching federal government should Congress fail to do so.
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While You Were Regulating, the Market was Busy Saving the Planet
Clean Power Plan fallout coupled with lessons from energy innovation successes ought to inspire policymakers to seek actual fixes to our environmental challenges instead of needlessly expand the regulatory state.
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New Resolutions from the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
Earlier this summer, members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) gathered in Indianapolis for the organization’s 43nd Annual Meeting. The nine ALEC task forces gathered to discuss policy ideas…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is a National Imperative
Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donahue detailed the importance of globalization and international trade to America’s economy and strategic interests in Help American…
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Northeastern Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy
Along with ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson, the Center for State Fiscal Reform recently hosted its first-ever regional Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy. The event took place September 19-21 in Portland, Maine,…
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Congress Considers a Pension Bailout
If the federal government truly wants to mend the pension funds of American miners, ending the Obama administration’s war on coal would be a good start.
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Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro Deploys Mediation to Resolve Homicide Case
The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office used a potentially revolutionary method in reaching a plea agreement with a defendant. Cornell Augustine pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter,…
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Sarah Hunt
Sarah E. Hunt is Director, Center for Innovation and Technology at ALEC. She leads the Center’s Energy Innovation Project. Her policy work focuses on free-market solutions for the energy future.
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President Obama Bypasses Congress By Formally Committing U.S. to Paris Climate Agreement
News broke earlier this month that both the United States and China have agreed to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement. Well, at least China has. Since the People’s Republic…
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Lawsuits Filed to Challenge Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is facing fresh challenges to its new rule regarding overtime pay.
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Michigan Leads on Giving Choice to Public Employees
For far too long, supporting workers has been interpreted as synonymous with supporting labor unions. Labor unions are happy to keep this conflation alive, but the changing nature of…
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Battle for Bears Ears
Utah Congressional leaders such as like Senator Mike Lee, Rep. Rob Bishop, Rep. Chris Stewart and Rep. Jason Chaffetz are trying to address unreasonable federal overreach.
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Streamlining Taxes on Short-Term Rentals
The sharing economy is here to stay. Thanks to ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft and short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway, technology and the spirit of entrepreneurship are joining forces...