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State Legislator of the Month – WV Delegate Joshua Higginbotham
For this month, we are pleased to announce West Virginia Delegate Joshua Higginbotham as the June State Legislator of the Month. This award is used to highlight substantive state policy…
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Jonathan Williams and Brooklyn Roberts: Medicaid Expansion and the Provider Taxes Con Game
In their recent op-ed in Washington Examiner, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and Health and Human Services Task Force Director Brooklyn Roberts explain…
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ALEC Statement on President’s Social Media Executive Order
After a week marked by protests, President Trump signed an executive order to regulate the promotion of free speech and debate on social media platforms. Below is our full statement.
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New EPA Rule Boosts Transparency, Stops Informal Regulation
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new policy aimed at stopping informal regulation. While this new rulemaking was not headline news amid the pandemic, Americans should…
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Jonathan Williams Interviewed on the Ed Dean Radio Show
ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams spoke with Ed Dean (WBOB Jacksonville) this week to discuss the danger of a state bailout from the federal…
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State Legislator of the Month – KY Representative Sal Santoro
For the month of May, we are pleased to announce Kentucky Representative Sal Santoro as the ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Month. This award is used to highlight substantive state…
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ALEC Rejects Common Cause Corporate Intimidation
Karen Hobert Flynn Chief Executive Officer Common Cause 805 15th Street NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Dear Karen: I write in response to your letter…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Stay-at-Home Order
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently struck down the state’s stay-at-home order that, among other things, forced businesses deemed “non-essential” to close. In the opinion, the court ruled that the…
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Six States Lead the Way in Easing Tax Burdens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett Email: ajarrett@alec.org Six States Lead the Way in Easing Tax Burdens ARLINGTON, VA – (MAY 19, 2020) Today, the…
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State Tax Cut Roundup, 2019
The 2019 state legislative sessions ended with six states enacting substantial tax relief for their citizens that was sufficient to qualify for State Tax Cut Roundup. Of the six states…
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State and National Leaders Head to Orlando for July ALEC National Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Meierling wmeierling@alec.org State and National Leaders Head to Orlando for July ALEC National Meeting Register with Confidence for the 47th…
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As Economy Reopens, a Push to Rethink Regulations
Jonathan Williams gives a quote in Governing magazine on the liability of business owners once American reopens. He says: “There needs to be a balance, obviously,” says Jonathan Williams, chief…
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Doug Harvey: Louisiana is a right-to-work state
Louisiana City Councilman and ACCE member Doug Harvey advocates for business owners to use best practices when reopening in The News-Star out of Monroe, LA. These best practices as outlined…
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ALEC Legislators Make Their Voices Heard
This week, ALEC released a letter with more than 150 state legislator signers and nearly 1,400 additional leader and activist signers to say “no thanks” to a federal bailout.
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Rick Scott Balks at Federal Aid as DeSantis Waits to Plug Florida’s Budget Holes
After ALEC released its letter saying “no” to a federal bailout of the states, Florida’s Tampa Bay Times covered the ALEC letter. They said: As the Congressional Democrats released…
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State Legislators Say “No Thanks” to a Federal Bailout
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Reynolds dreynolds@alec.org State Legislators Say “No Thanks” to a Federal Bailout ALEC releases letter with 1,500 signers ARLINGTON,…
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Jonathan Williams on The Dan Proft Show
ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined The Dan Proft Show (AM 560 – Chicago) this week to discuss state budget reform, the proposed federal…
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World Magazine: Cities, States Beg for Bailouts
ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams spoke with World Magazine about the proposed federal bailout of the states. Jonathan Williams, the chief economist at…
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Lee Schalk Interviewed on Americans for Tax Reform Podcast
Center for State Fiscal Reform Senior Director Lee Schalk joined ATR’s Doug Kellogg on the From the Swamp to the States podcast to discuss the dangers of a federal…
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ALEC Strengthens Connection During COVID-19
In 100 years, America has weathered the storm of four pandemics. Today, we are in the midst of the fifth. One of the responses to the 1918 pandemic was to…