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ALEC Policy Champions: Congressmen Bruce Westerman and Scott Peters Lead Passage of Historic Fix Our Forests Act
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is proud to recognize House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-Calif.) as ALEC Policy Champions for their…
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How Americans Voted on 2024 Ballot Measures: Jonathan Williams on American Radio Journal
As Americans went to the polls on Election Day to choose their elected officials, they faced a range of ballot measures at both the state and local levels. Americans in…
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ALEC Policy Champion: Montana Senator Greg Hertz Reduces Restrictions on Housing Options
We are proud to recognize ALEC member Montana Senator Greg Hertz as our latest Policy Champion for his efforts to streamline regulations affecting housing construction and affordability in his state.
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ALEC Policy Champions: Kansas Sen. Renee Erickson and Rep. Barb Wasinger Protect Citizens from Agency Overreach
Earlier this year, the Kansas state legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of major regulatory reform legislation, HB 2648. Effective July 1, the new law restrains bureaucratic overreach and…
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Thank You, TABOR: Colorado Owes $1.7 Billion to Taxpayers
For the fourth straight year, Colorado taxpayers are set to receive refunds under the state’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights, or TABOR. In total, about $1.7 billion will be refunded…
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Fat Bear Week: What States Can Learn
As autumn begins, we draw closer to annual traditions of feasting, ignoring calorie counts, and questionable table manners. That’s right. It’s Fat Bear Week. Alaska’s Katmai National Park bears…
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Patients Win as States Recognize the Right to Try Cutting Edge Treatments
The right of patients, particularly terminal patients, to try experimental drugs and therapies has been a hotly contested issue. The Right to Try Act of 2017 was passed by Congress…
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ALEC Policy Champions: Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri and House Speaker Mike Moyle Protect Idahoans from Agency Overreach
We are proud to recognize Idaho Representative Vito Barbieri and Idaho Speaker of the House Mike Moyle, the driving forces behind Idaho’s new anti-judicial deference law, as our latest ALEC…
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A New Era for Louisiana With Universal Education Freedom: Andrew Handel on WGSO
ALEC Education & Workforce Development Task Force Director Andrew Handel spoke to WGSO host Jeff Crouere about Louisiana’s new education freedom program, Giving All…
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States Lead by Ending the Chevron Doctrine. Will SCOTUS Follow?
The Supreme Court is expected to make its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo this week, and it may possibly overturn one of the largest SCOTUS precedents ever…
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Presumption of State Jurisdiction Amendments
Highlighted Provisions: This model: establishes that jurisdiction over subject matters not enumerated to the federal government in the United States Constitution remains with the state of ____; provides that any…
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Statement of Principles: Microschooling
I. Parental Choice Parents should have the freedom to choose the education experiences (public school, homeschool, private school, charter school, microschool, virtual school, etc.) that best serve their child. Policies…
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ALEC Policy Champions Safeguard American Votes in Five States
It is my profound privilege to congratulate ALEC’s latest Policy Champions for their successful efforts to safeguard American votes and elections by prohibiting ranked choice voting (RCV) in their…
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ALEC Policy Champions: Indiana Sen. Eric Koch and Rep. Kyle Pierce Protect Hoosiers from Government-Run Central Bank Digital Currencies
In March 2024, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation pushing back against any efforts by the Federal Reserve to adopt a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)…
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States Can’t Afford to Take Away People’s Freedom to Drive
In 2017, Mississippi became the first state in the country to stop suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid court fines and fees. Former Governor Phil Bryant and the legislature understood that…
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Generative AI: Should We Innovate or Regulate? It’s Time for Choosing
Two key AI proposals seem to be gaining momentum. These bills—one federal, one state—are emblematic of the fundamental choice before us: Should we innovate, or regulate, when it comes to…
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May CEO Update
It’s like déjà vu all over again as the surge of anti-American, pro-Hamas activists that engulfed our college campuses last October has resurfaced with a vengeance. Picture this: quads filled…
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Ohio’s Opportunity for Health Care Price Transparency
Since passage of key reforms in the Ohio House, hospital price transparency is within reach for the Buckeye State. Transparency is important in all areas of our economy and…
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Is a Federal Consumer Data Privacy Bill Around the Corner? What Your State Needs to Know
Will 2024 be the year that Congress enacts a consumer data privacy standard? Over the weekend, two key Members of Congress inched the United States closer to the elusive goal…
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Voters Rights for Workers in Tennessee and Georgia—and More?
What do Tennessee and Georgia have in common? Besides the obvious answer of both being the subject of some great country songs, both states could soon share a policy that…