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  • VIDEO: The ‘great awakening of the conservative Hispanic’ image

    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…

  • Dr. Arthur Laffer: Governors Scorecard Ensures Voters Have Tools to Hold Governors Accountable image

    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…

  • South Dakota Gov. Kristi Neom Ranks #1 in Laffer-ALEC Annual Governor Ranking image

    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…

  • The State of the Union: ALEC Policy Experts Weigh In image

    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…

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    Setting the Record Straight: The Energy Discrimination Elimination Act

    What is the American Legislative Exchange Council? There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding surrounding ALEC these days – both what it is and what it isn’t. ALEC is…

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    Celebrating Black History Month

    Since 1976, Americans have celebrated Black History Month every February, highlighting African American achievements and contributions to our nation. As Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears recently wrote, “As…

  • Virginia Supreme Court and Senate Step In to Uphold Governor Youngkin’s School Masking Executive Order image

    Virginia Supreme Court and Senate Step In to Uphold Governor Youngkin’s School Masking Executive Order

    In a previous post, I wrote about Governor Youngkin’s day one Executive Order which gave parents the choice to opt-out of a public school district’s mask mandate for…

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    Our Essential Policy Ideas for 2022

    Throughout our nearly 50 year history, ALEC has always been at the forefront of producing and exchanging ideas and will continue to provide principled solutions that benefit all Americans. Our…

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    Latest GDP Data Shows Private Sector Growth

    Recent data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that America is slowly recovering from the effects of COVID-19 and government-mandated lockdowns. Initial data shows GDP increased at…

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    Patricia Rucker

    Patricia Puertas Rucker is a West Virginia State Senator serving the 16th District. She is a former teacher who is raising and homeschooling her 5 children with her husband of…

  • Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development at ALEC’s 2021 States and Nation Policy Summit image

    Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development at ALEC’s 2021 States and Nation Policy Summit

    As part of the ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit in December 2021, the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development (CIED) Task Force offered several opportunities for attendees to learn about…

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    Seth Grove

    Hard-working, dedicated and effective are three words to describe Rep. Seth Grove’s approach to legislating. Seth has tirelessly served the 196th District since 2008, and during his time in office,…

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    Philip Gunn

    Philip Gunn began serving the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2004. On January 3, 2012, he became the 61st Speaker of the House of Representatives in Mississippi. This is the…

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    Phil King

    Senator Phil King is currently serving in his first term for Senate District 10 which is composed of Brown, Callahan, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, and portions of Parker and…