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The Hope Scholarship Act
Section I – Hope Scholarship Program – Short Title This law shall be known as the “Hope Scholarship Act.” The program created by this act shall be known as the…
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Academic Transparency Act
Section I: Online Transparency A. Each school that is operated by a school district or charter school shall disclose on a publicly accessible portion of its website all of the…
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Protecting Businesses and Workers Act
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Protecting Businesses and Workers Act.” SECTION 2. Chapter _______ of Title _______ of the Official…
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Federal Funds Oversight Act
(1) State agency federal funding requirements. (a) Prior to accepting federal funding, the state budget office and the agency which will be charged with accepting the federal funding…
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A Look into Social-Emotional Learning
Many states have sought to address controversial curriculum in K-12 schools over the past two years by either banning such curriculum or enhancing transparency requirements to keep parents informed of…
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ALEC Statement on SCOTUS Ruling in Carson v. Makin
American families deserve educational freedom Arlington, Va. – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today issued the following statement in support of the Supreme court ruling in the…
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VIDEO: America’s Conservation Heroes: Who Really Pays for our land and wildlife conservation
This week on ALEC TV Livestream, Catherine Mortensen, ALEC Public Affairs Director, Lee Schalk, ALEC Vice President of Policy, and Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director,…
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Latest Virginia Budget Headed in the Right Direction
Virginia legislators returned to Richmond last week and approved a budget for the next two years that provides nearly $4 billion in tax relief. The compromise sent to Governor…
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable, 6th Edition
Unfunded state pension liabilities total $8.28 trillion or just under $25,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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Bill Dumais
William “Bill” Dumais III served as a member of the legislative outreach team at ALEC, where he engaged with state legislators from across a twenty-state portfolio, offering both membership and…
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VIDEO: The ‘great awakening of the conservative Hispanic’
This week on ALEC TV Livestream, ALEC Public Affairs Director Catherine Mortensen and ALEC Digital Engagment Manager Leo Briceno spoke with a newly-elected school board member from the Spring Branch…
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Fiscal Rules: An Important Step on the Path to Responsible Fiscal Policy
Government spending is at an all-time high, and with the federal debt reaching its highest levels since World War II, and state government spending has risen more than 90%…
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2021 ALEC Annual Report
More than any year in recent memory, 2021 demonstrated how everyday Americans are directly impacted by policies at the state and local level. When questions arose about when indoor dining…
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Let the States Decide
ALEC National Chairwoman Karen Fann Weighs in on Leaked Roe Decision Document Arlington, Va. – The National Chairwoman of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today issued the following statement in reaction to…
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Video: Making America Safe Again
This week on ALEC TV, ALEC Criminal and Civil Justice Reform Task Director Nino Marchese and ALEC Public Affairs Director Catherine Mortensen spoke with Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, the…
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States Seeking to Protect Public Sector Workers’ Rights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January news release summarizes labor statistics for 2021 and points to an interesting dynamic across U.S. labor environments: while unions lost 241,000 members last…
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Dr. Arthur Laffer: Governors Scorecard Ensures Voters Have Tools to Hold Governors Accountable
Dr. Arthur Laffer explains how the Laffer-ALEC Governors Scorecard will help Americans hold their governors accountable. “The governors report has two primary funcations,” Laffer explained in a YouTube…
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Neom Ranks #1 in Laffer-ALEC Annual Governor Ranking
Governors scorecard ensures every American can see how their governor has led without bias or agenda Arlington, Va. – (March 22, 2022) The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…
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Classrooms Empty in Minneapolis as Teachers Strike
The Minneapolis Teachers Union officially went on strike this Tuesday, plunging the district into an indefinite shutdown and suddenly sending parents scrambling for alternatives. The union is demanding…
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The State of the Union: ALEC Policy Experts Weigh In
As we watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this week, one thing was abundantly clear: in many instances, the President leaned on a top-down, big government approach…