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Positioning Students for Unprecedented Success: Lisa B. Nelson and Michelle Harvey in The San Bernadino American
ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson co-authored a guest column in The San Bernardino American with National Education Advisor Michelle Harvey, highlighting the benefits of education freedom. …
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Utah is the Most Competitive State in US: Jonathan Williams on NTD News
ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy Jonathan Williams spoke with NTD News on the success of Utah ranking number one in new Rich States, Poor States report.
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What’s Next for TikTok in the U.S.: A Look at the State and Federal Policy Landscape
TikTok, the popular social media app owned by Chinese mega conglomerate ByteDance, is increasingly impossible to escape in the American zeitgeist. The app is on a meteoric rise in the…
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ALEC Educating States on How to Address Federal Dysfunction
Arlington, Va. (March 20, 2023) – The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Center to Restore the Balance of Government today released a series of educational videos to educate state lawmakers…
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Parental Rights and Academic Transparency
Freedom in education is sweeping across the country. This year alone, three new states, including Iowa, Utah, and Arkansas, have joined West Virginia and Arizona in an elite club…
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Transparency at the Expense of Greater Federal Control?
In December 2022, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) into law. Buried deep within the nearly 4000-page bill is a mandate that…
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Done Properly, Artificial Intelligence Could Have Tremendous Benefits: Jake Morabito on the Mike Hayes Show
ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito was recently featured on the Mike Hayes Show on WIZM Radio in LaCrosse, WI talking about the need for states…
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ALEC Celebrates Sunshine Week
This week, March 12-18, ALEC celebrates “Sunshine Week.” Sunshine Week was started in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors (now the New Leaders Association) to promote open,…
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Challenges to President Biden’s Student Debt Handout Heard by Supreme Court
Last month, the Supreme Court heard two challenges to President Biden’s plan to wipe away up to $20,000 in student-loan debt for certain borrowers. The plan faces serious constitutional…
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Congress Votes to Keep Politics Out of Pensions
On February 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. RES. 30, and on March 1, the U.S. Senate passed S.J. Res. 8. These identical resolutions state that…
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ALEC Unveils 2023 Policy Priorities
Arlington, Va. (March 1, 2023) – This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its latest resource, Essential Policy Solutions for 2023. The report was authored by the…
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A Winning Playbook for Policymakers
This year, ALEC celebrates its 50th year of trusted policy solutions, and this week, the ALEC policy team has published our Essential Policy Solutions for 2023, detailing the best…
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State Legislators of the Month, February 2023: Utah Sen. Kirk Cullimore and Utah Rep. Candice Pierucci
For February, it is our pleasure to award Utah Representative Candice Pierucci and Utah Senator Kirk Cullimore as our State Legislators of the Month. These exceptional leaders helped deliver education opportunity…
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Washington Should Turn to the States for Solutions: ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson
ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson today offered her response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address. The contrast this week between President Joe Biden’s State of the Union…
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Iowa ESA Bill is About Freedom: Andrew Handel on American Family News
ALEC Board Member, Iowa Speaker Pro Tem John Wills, was recently featured in American Family News commenting on Iowa’s new law creating universal education savings accounts for Iowa students.
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Black History Month and the ALEC Opportunity Agenda
Since 1976, Americans have celebrated Black History Month every February, highlighting African American achievements and contributions to our nation. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears said it best: “As…
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State Legislators of the Month – January 2023
We are fortunate to have a dedicated group of lawmakers working with ALEC to improve policies at the state level. Among these public servants, three legislators stand out for their…
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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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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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Celebrating National School Choice Week 2023
Each year, National School Choice Week is held in late-January to celebrate the many diverse opportunities in American education. This year’s celebration is set to be the largest…