Search
Displaying search results
-
DC Circuit Affirms Consumer Control Over the Internet
The American Legislative Exchange Council applauds the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to affirm a light-touch regulatory approach for broadband services. The court released its opinion in Mozilla…
-
ALEC Files a Another Amicus Brief in Another Arbitration Case
Recently, the American Legislative Exchange Council led a coalition that included the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIC) and the American Consumer Institute (ACI) in filing an amicus brief with the…
-
ALEC Names the Best State of the State Addresses for 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Reynolds, ALEC Public Affairs Email: dreynolds@alec.org Phone: 571-782-5038 ALEC Names the Best State of the State Addresses for 2019…
-
State of the States: An Analysis of the 2019 Governors’ Addresses
The latest entry of the State of the States publication breaks down each governor’s “state of the state” address and identifies strong and weak policy prescriptions within. The publications also explore each states…
-
Jonathan Williams in The Hill: Alaska’s Budget Battle
In his latest piece, ALEC Chief Economist Jonathan Williams explains the current budget battle taking place in Alaska. Families and businesses must tighten their budgets when their income decreases,…
-
-
Standards are Policy, and They Change the Way We Live
State legislators are keenly aware of the public policy choices they face every day. They are also well tuned to most of the public policy decisions that are made elsewhere,…
-
State Legislator of the Month – TX Rep. Tan Parker
For his constant leadership as a Texas State Chair, and for his continual work on sound state policies – such as right-to-try legislation and anti-child abuse legislation – September’s recipient…
-
-
Denying Pension Realities?
A recent paper published by the Brookings Institution claims that “there is no imminent ‘crisis’ for most pension plans.” At the risk of sounding like a naysayer, this conclusion…
-
Michael Slabinski in Washington Examiner
Worker freedom activists have one more reason to celebrate following a key decision in the Last Frontier.
-
Report Card on American Education: 23rd Edition
For an online comparison tool, custom report cards and state education reports, visit www.ALECReportCard.org…
-
ALEC Releases 23rd Annual Report Card on American Education
ALEC Releases 23rd Annual Report Card on American Education Arlington, VA, September 19, 2019 – Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its 23rd Annual Report Card…
-
New Model Polices from Annual Meeting
American City County Exchange Prohibition on Paid Union Activity (Release Time) by Public Employees Ordinance This ordinance prohibits “release time”—the practice of paying a public employee apublic salary for…
-
Is Congress Valid?
“Is Congress valid?” This was the question one of my bright, young American Federalism students at Utah Valley University asked last week, immediately steering the focus of the class…
-
Anna Parsons in The Hill
In her latest piece in The Hill, ALEC Policy Coordinator Anna Parsons writes that a ban of facial recognition technology in schools would be bad policy. The case of Lockport City…
-
Sherry Street Joins ALEC as Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Reynolds dreynolds@alec.org 571-482-5038 Sherry Street Joins ALEC as Vice President ARLINGTON, VA, September 16, 2019 – Today, American Legislative Exchange…
-
James Bergman
James serves as a Development Coordinator at the American Legislative Exchange Council. In this role, James works with donors and ALEC partners in the business and non-profit community. James comes…
-
-
ALEC Files Amicus Brief in Arbitration Case
The American Legislative Exchange Council recently led a collation in filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief on the topic of arbitration clauses in the U.S. Court of…