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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Recently, state legislatures around the country have begun to legislate against the practices of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS, whose founding and funding have…
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Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction Bill Passes the Louisiana Legislature, Governor to Sign
The Louisiana legislature passed LA S.B. 324 on June 6 and has sent the measure to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a former ALEC member legislator in the Louisiana Senate,…
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Changing Lives Across Multiple Measures: School Choice Delivers By Metrics of Parents and Regulators
A new meta-analysis of studies done on the academic achievement of students in school choice programs shows that empowering parents to choose, delivers across multiple assessment metrics.
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D.C.’s Coming War Against AirBnB and Bed and Breakfasts
The AirBnB business model is legal until localities pass laws against it. The hotel and hotel union lobbies are pushing for most of these “laws”. The District of Columbia recently…
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ALEC Is a Place for Exchange
The ALEC model is simple. We provide a forum for state lawmakers from around the country so they can share ideas and learn from each other. At meetings, members discuss…
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Victory for Taxpayers in Pennsylvania Budget
Pennsylvania taxpayers were victorious in April, as the commonwealth completed the last part of its 2015-2016 budget. Governor Tom Wolf allowed the fiscal code bill to go into effect, marking…
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Federalism Wins!
When the terrorist attacks on Brussels occurred last month, pundits and journalists used the tragedy to reinforce the false narrative that Belgium is a failed state, attributing Belgium’s security breach…
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American Legislative Exchange Council Hosts 2016 Spring Task Force Summit in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (May 6, 2016)—The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will bring together state legislators and stakeholders this week at the Spring Task Force Summit in Pittsburgh. During the May…
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Intellectual Property Rights Shape the Future
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are vital to the global economy. IPR make it possible for creators to have exclusive rights to their tangible and intangible inventions, and for companies to…
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Intellectual Property Rights are Natural Rights
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day celebrates the role that strong Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) play in incentivizing innovation, attracting foreign direct investment, and supporting the high income and knowledge-intensive industries…
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Sentencing Juveniles as Adults is Not Always The Best Policy
The issue of presumptively treating 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system has been discussed and debated in a number of states. Currently, 41 states presumptively treat 17-year-olds as…
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ALEC Internship Program
The ALEC internship program is a great opportunity to work with state legislators from across the political spectrum in effort to advance proven, data-driven solutions within the states. We extend…
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Fighting Opioid Abuse Takes All of Us
Today, more people are dying of drug overdoses than car accidents. And you, our local officials, are seeing the statistic become reality in your communities and states. But where…
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Patients First Medicaid Reform Act
Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the “Patients First Medicaid Reform Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A) “Medicaid Savings Account,” or “MSA,” is an account…
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All Issues Are Women’s Issues
As we close out Women’s History Month, we’re hearing a lot about famous women who fought for their noble causes throughout history. We’ve all heard of the term “women’s issues.”…
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Comcast Partners with U.S. Housing Department to Bring High-Speed Internet to the Underprivileged
Public-private partnership looks to bring Internet opportunity to children, low-income seniors and community college students
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Alumni Spotlight – Phil Hoffman
Phil Hoffman first became involved in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in 1987. In his 15 years as an active member, Hoffman served as the Task Force Chair on…
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For Retirement Security, K-12 Teachers Should Embrace Higher Ed Model
In a modern, defined contribution system, all workers and retirees get an annual report on the status of their pension investments.
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Interview with Representative Christina Hagan
Representative Christina Hagan, an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) member and Midwestern Chair of the ALEC Women’s Caucus, is the youngest woman ever elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives. She…
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Massachusetts Plays the Lottery with Students’ Futures
Last Wednesday, the families of 366 Massachusetts students waited anxiously while their educational fates were decided by a lottery. The families were applying to the Holyoke Community Charter School, one of the best in Massachusetts, but because charter school enrollment is arbitrarily capped in the state, only 34 were chosen to enroll in the school. Unfortunately, scenes like the one at Holyoke are not uncommon in Massachusetts, where the law allows only a certain number of charter schools to operate.