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Environmental Priorities Act
Intent The legislature finds that there are a variety of current and potential environmental restoration projects, regulations and programs that would benefit the health of the environment,…
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Parent Trigger Act
Section 1: {Short Title.} This act may be cited as the “Parent Empowerment and Choice Act” or the “Parent Trigger Act.” Section 2. {Definitions.} For purposes of this…
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Congress Passes Meaningful Lawsuit Reform
President Obama’s State of the Union tried to highlight bipartisan issues that Democrats and Republicans can solve together, but he missed an opportunity in omitting lawsuit reform. Eighty-nine percent…
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State of the State: Kansas
Kansas’ economy is primed for strong growth. To sustain its tax cuts and create greater economic opportunity, Kansas must implement stronger spending reforms, as other tax-cutting states like North Carolina have done.
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Supreme Court Set to Review Forced Union Contributions from Teachers
Teachers’ unions, like other unions, spend a great deal of money engaging in explicitly political activity like lobbying legislators and supporting candidates. Teachers’ unions have so far represented the strongest political challenge to transformative education reform, such as charter schools, voucher programs and education savings accounts. Unfortunately, that clout is built, at least in part, on the forced contributions of teachers who do not necessarily agree with the actions of the unions.
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An “Unconscionable Decision”: League of Women Voters et al., v. State of Washington
Late last Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court denied all motions to reconsider its decision in a case last month that sent shockwaves through the state’s charter schools. Just earlier…
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Criminal Justice
The American Legislative Exchange Council is proud to be a leader on criminal justice reform. For over a decade, the ALEC task force on criminal justice has brought state legislators…
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Students Win in Louisiana: U.S. Department of Justice Loses Case to Shut Down School Choice
A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Louisiana’s scholarship law, which some worried might have national implications for school choice – is officially dead after the Fifth Circuit…
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How States Can Serve Veterans in their Communities
As Veterans Day approaches, Americans reflect on how to serve those who have selflessly served this country. With the Pentagon enforcing dramatic force reductions, the best thing state governments can…
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American Legislative Exchange Council Members to meet in Scottsdale for three-day policy summit
Scottsdale, Arizona (November 9, 2015)—Hundreds of state legislators and stakeholders will come together in Scottsdale December 2-4 for the States and Nation Policy Summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council…
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Ban the Box
There are about 70 million adults with criminal records in America today. Because there are so many, lowering the recidivism rate has become one of the main goals in…
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Kasich Signs Ohio Bill Designed to Strengthen Public Charter School Accountability
On November 1, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 2, a measure intended to significantly strengthen the state’s charter school laws. This bill overwhelmingly passed the Ohio…
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Introducing Competition and Choice for Medicaid in North Carolina
On September 23, 2015, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law landmark reform legislation for the North Carolina Medicaid program. The legislation will transition the state from a fee-for-service to a…
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NAEP Scores Disappoint: American Public Education’s Expensive Regress
Students have become less proficient in math and reading, according to government data recently released. For the first time in 25 years, fourth-grade math and reading scores along with eighth-grade…
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Prison Release without Parolee Preparation Risks Recidivism
Beginning October 30 and continuing to November 2, the U.S. Justice Department will release up to 6,000 inmates from federal prisons. This is part of an effort to decrease overcrowding…
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Electronic Data Privacy in California – ALEC Member Helps Lead the Way
The privacy of electronically stored and transmitted data is important in today’s technological world. Many privacy advocates have argued for stronger civil liberty protections, and in California—the hub of technology—they…
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Give the Fed Input on Lawsuit Interest Rates
For seven years, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero to help encourage a fledgling economy to pick up steam. During this time, interest rates for lawsuit award…
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Statement by the American Legislative Exchange Council on the Conclusion of TPP Negotiations
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) applauds the efforts of the U.S. negotiating team that concluded the groundbreaking Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and recognizes the hard work that went into…
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Pew and Utah Lead the Way on Justice Reform in the States
On Thursday, October 1, members of The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted a discussion panel, where Utah Governor Gary Herbert and United States Senator Orin Hatch spoke on how Utah’s 2015…
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Building a Better (Cyber) Wall
Perhaps Donald Trump is right. America needs to build a wall for better protection. The right type of wall, though, may not be physical. The wall needed is a “cyber” wall.