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2024 Solutions Spotlight: China’s Threat Potential & Strengthening Economic and Strategic Partnerships
China has devised and is accelerating a highly sophisticated subnational strategy in the United States and has identified state and local governments as an American Achilles’ heel to undermine federal…
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Breaking Down Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s New Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On January 18, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 30 on Artificial Intelligence. This narrowly tailored approach to AI regulation focuses on the responsible integration of AI…
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Policy Solutions for the Adults in the Classroom
American children’s test scores continue to plunge. For years, America has lagged behind the developed world, and COVID shutdowns expedited this decline to current levels. Some states have…
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U.S. House Passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
The US House of Representatives gave Americans a Christmas present by passing stronger price transparency measures for health care providers and insurers. H.R. 5378, known…
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ALEC Travels to Iraq: Karla Jones Presents on Federalism at Middle East Peace and Security Forum
In November, I was honored to be invited to present on a workshop panel to examine strategies that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) could employ to strengthen federalism. Held in…
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Texas Begins Special Session on Universal Education Freedom
Yesterday, the Texas Legislature convened for a special session called by Governor Greg Abbott. The Governor’s call lists several items for lawmakers to consider, including “legislation providing education savings…
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Sound Pension Reform Helps States Keep the Promise
Recently, ALEC published Unaccountable and Unaffordable, 7th Edition, the annual report analyzing unfunded pension liabilities for every state, as part of ALEC portfolio of 50 years of Trusted…
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Re-Entry Reform is Sweeping the States
2023 has been an extremely active year on the criminal justice reform landscape, particularly with respect to recidivism reduction. Several successful efforts have made their way through the states, including…
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ALEC’s Pursuit of Education Freedom
The final video in the ALEC 50th anniversary video series, “Education Opportunity,” features two ALEC Board Members, West Virginia Senator Patricia Rucker and Iowa Speaker Pro Tem John…
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State Legislator of the Month, August 2023: Utah Rep. Karianne Lisonbee
We are honored to shine a spotlight on a legislator whose dedication to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism has made a substantial impact on Utah. The…
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Where’s the Beef? Regulatory Barriers to Entry and Competition in Meat Processing: Joe Trotter
Joe Trotter, ALEC’s Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, testified in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the importance of allowing states to set their own inspection…
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2023: The Year of Universal Education Freedom
2023 has been another massive success for American students and families as more states implement programs designed to empower parents and provide more choice in education. In all, 8 different…
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ALEC’s Impact on Criminal Justice Reform
Looking for Episode 3: ALEC’s Success on Civil Justice Reform? Find it here. The fourth episode in the ALEC 50th anniversary video series, “Criminal Justice Reform,”…
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New State Laws Keeping Politics Out of Pensions
The states are setting the tone for how to protect retirement plans from politically motivated investment strategies. In April, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte both…
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TikTok Update: More State Legislative Activity and Legal Challenges
In total, at least 36 states have taken steps to restrict TikTok in some form. Six states in total have taken legislative action on TikTok, eight state governors signed executive…
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College Alumni are Defending Free Speech on Campus
Over the past couple of years, alumni groups have formed across the country with the goal of protecting free speech. The Alumni Free Speech Alliance, a network of alumni…
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Iowa Adds Truth and Transparency to Property Taxes
Iowa lawmakers and Governor Kim Reynolds delivered a bipartisan win for Iowans this week, as Truth-in-Taxation became the latest free market policy solution signed into law in the Hawkeye…
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A Victory For South Carolina Patients
Patients scored a major victory yesterday in South Carolina, where the House of Representatives voted unanimously for repeal of its certificate of need law. The vote is consistent with…
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Protecting Workers in the Free State of Florida
ALEC will be hosting its 50th Annual Meeting in Florida later this year, and with it will come the quintessential ALEC forums for exchanging and debating solid state policy…
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CalPERS and CalSTRS Know Fossil Fuel Divestment is a Recipe for Disaster
In the Golden State, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) are waking up to the fact that divestment hurts…