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The Williams Report
General: Huffington Post Bob Williams column: How to address states’ budget deficits: performance-outcome budgeting Budget: Alabama: Lawmakers pass Alabama state budget Arizona: Governor signs $9.8 billion state budget…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Kris Langer is a native South Dakotan and was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She received her B.S. from South Dakota State University. Outside of her work in…
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State of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts
Overall, however, the state’s steps towards economic competitiveness are yielding results. Governor Baker rightfully recognized this achievement, “We built a bipartisan team, worked in partnership with the legislature and looked for common ground.” Shrinking the state’s budget gap by over $1 billion without tax or fee increases is just one example.
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State of the State: Vermont
With Vermont’s economic outlook continuing to languish at 49th (according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States publication), legislators may be ready to take the governor’s charge to heart: “We must act now, and begin our ascent.”
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State of the State: Utah
The governor cautioned against “altering our tax policies in any way that could damage our robust economic engine.” He also advised that the “best way to ensure ongoing growth of education funding is to continue to grow our economy. Failure to take into account how tax rates affect business investment won’t help us make good policy decisions.” Indeed, the relatively low top marginal personal and corporate income tax rates (18th and 11th lowest, respectively) are partly responsible for Utah holding the top economic outlook for 10 consecutive years.
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DRAFT Resolution in Support of Nonprofit Donor Privacy
Summary In response to attempts to expand the scope and application of donor disclosure requirements of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, the American Legislative Exchange Council resolves to oppose such efforts…
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Federalism: “When We Destroy It, We Place Liberty at Peril”
To the Framers of the Constitution, the structure of our governing system was a matter of life or death, liberty or constraint, property or subjugation. They knew that “as government…
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Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act
WHEREAS, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Constitution protect the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of association and…
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Victoria Eberlein
Victoria (Tori) Eberlein serves as the Director for Private Sector Partnerships and Engagement for ALEC working primarily with the organization’s private sector members. Before joining ALEC, Tori worked as a…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Bill Ketron is a native Tennessean and was born in Kingsport, Tennessee. He received his B.S. in political science and history from Middle Tennessee State University and is a…
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Strategic Workforce Investment
31 53B-26-101. Title. 32 This chapter is known as “Strategic Workforce Investment.” 33 Section 2. Section 53B-26-102 is enacted to read: 34 53B-26-102. Definitions. 35 As used in this chapter:…
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Partnerships for Student Success
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of {State}: 38 Section 1. Section 53A-1-1209 is amended to read: 39 53A-1-1209. School Leadership Development Program. 40 (1) As…
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Incarceration Rates of Juveniles Fall in South Dakota
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has published his findings on a series of juvenile justice reform initiatives. He says the Mount Rushmore state has made tremendous progress since the reforms went into…
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The Williams Report
Budget: Colorado: Colorado’s Budget Shortfall Grows State expenses are growing faster than revenue. Delaware: Governor Carney Presents Budget Reset Plan for Fiscal Year 2018 To close…
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Sunshine State Sheds Light on New Diversion Program
Nearly 1 out of every 104 Florida residents is currently incarcerated in state jails and prisons. While criminal justice reform continues to be a nationwide discussion, the importance of…
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State of the State: Kentucky
On a very bright note, Bevin signed legislation into law earlier this year that officially made Kentucky a right-to-work state, an important step in attracting business and expanding freedom of choice for workers on the decision regarding unionization. A continuation of this spirit of reform bodes well for the state’s future.
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State of the State: Texas
Republicans and Democrats in the Lone Star State surely can celebrate Texas’ resilience. Governor Greg Abbott began his State of the State address acknowledging the economic toll of falling…
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State of the State: North Carolina
Democratic Governor Roy Cooper began his first State of the State address highlighting the shared interests of all Tar Heel State citizens, but quickly turned to lambast certain Republican-sponsored policies…
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VIDEO: ALEC Celebrates Women’s History Month
Women are paving the way in state legislatures across the country, bringing a fresh perspective to the table on limited government, free markets and federalism. The ALEC Women’s Legislative Caucus…
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The Williams Report
Budget: Alaska: New Plan From Alaska House Majority Would Wipe Out GOP Budget Leverage Legislators debate between whether tapping the Constitutional Budget Reserve or Permanent Fund to balance…