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Sky High Unemployment Benefits Creating a Dangerous Incentive: Thomas Savidge on NTD News
Thomas Savidge, Research Director at the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform, recently told NTD News that government policies are partly to blame for the nation’s labor shortage. Savidge:…
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Egg Prices Will Cool if Government Allows Free Market to Work: Joe Trotter in The Washington Times
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, recently told The Washington Times federal government policies are partly to blame for the high price of eggs. The…
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Medicaid Expansion Weighs Heavily on State Budgets
It has been almost ten years since Medicaid expansion was first enacted, and 39 states have passed and/or enacted their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Most recently,…
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Utah Parents and Students Celebrate Passage of Universal Education Savings Accounts
Utah now joins West Virginia, Arizona, and Iowa as the fourth state with universal education savings accounts (ESAs) for its students – a growing policy trend among state lawmakers that…
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Federal Government Should Relinquish Mismanaged Lands: Karla Jones in The Epoch Times
Karla Jones, Senior Director for the ALEC International Relations and Federalism Task Force, recently told The Epoch Times she sees benefits to a new rules package adopted Jan. 9…
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California Has a Spending Problem: Lee Schalk on American Family News
Lee Schalk, ALEC Vice President of Policy, told American Family News Radio this week that a proposal in California to tax the “ultra rich” doesn’t address the state’s real problem…
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States Facing Economic Headwinds in New Year: Jonathan Williams on NTD News
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy, recently spoke with NTD News about the many headwinds facing the states in 2023. Host: What are some…
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Iowa Passes the Nation’s Most Expansive and Inclusive ESA Program
Families in Iowa have even more to celebrate during National School Choice Week, as Governor Reynolds signed HF 68, called the Students First Act, into law today. The…
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To Achieve Meaningful Property Tax Relief, Right Size Government: Jonathan Williams in The Center Square
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist, co-authored a guest column in The Center Square, Iowa with John Hendrickson of Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation.
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Eight States Take Wrong Approach with Coordinated Tax Hike Proposals: Lee Schalk in The Center Square
Lee Schalk, ALEC Vice President of Policy, weighed in on a collection of state bills targeting high earners and job creators. Schalk told The Center Square, a newswire service…
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Government Meddling in Energy Markets Leading to Higher Prices for Diesel Fuel: Joe Trotter on NTD News
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, was featured on NTD News explaining why diesel fuel prices continue to rise and how that is contributing to the nation’s…