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ALEC in Bloomberg News: America’s Political Right Has a New Enemy No. 1: ESG Investors
Bloomberg News Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan May 20, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry:…
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ALEC in the Santa Fe New Mexican: New Mexico behind in reducing youth incarceration
New Mexico behind in reducing youth incarceration Santa Fe New Mexican By Steven Greenhut May 15 New Mexico continues to have one of the nation’s highest rates of juvenile…
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ALEC in The American Conservative: State Pension Funds Gamble Workers’ Retirement On ESG
“If individuals believe in the cause of however they define ESG and they want to spend their own money and sacrifice their own returns and pay higher fees, God bless them,” Williams said. “But don’t put that on the backs of state workers and pensioners that are relying on those checks in retirement.”
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ALEC in Washington Times: Fighting to Protect Pension Funds from ‘Woke’ Investment Schemes
WASHINGTON TIMES By Sean Salai – The Washington Times – Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Conservative investors are becoming shareholder activists to battle what they call the “woke” gender and race…
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ALEC in Wall Street Journal: Conservative Group Wants to Stop State Pensions From Pursuing ESG Initiatives
WALL STREET JOURNAL April 6, 2022 State pension funds should be barred from considering social and environmental factors in their investment decisions, a conservative association said in a push…
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ALEC in the Kennebec Journal: How a Soros-backed Group Seeks to Cancel ALEC
“The political left in this country is intent on silencing ALEC, canceling them from all public discourse for the simple reason that ALEC is effective.” – Richard H. Campbell, former…
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Protect America’s Missing Foster Children
“Federal watchdog finds Missouri failed to adequately report, protect missing foster kids. In 2019, 978 children were missing at some point from Missouri foster care,” reads a September 2021 news…
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Affordable, Reliable, and Resilient Electricity Act
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS • “Affordable” means that the lowest cost means of providing electricity is used, factoring in the true and total cost of each generation source.
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As Economy Reopens, a Push to Rethink Regulations
Jonathan Williams gives a quote in Governing magazine on the liability of business owners once American reopens. He says: “There needs to be a balance, obviously,” says Jonathan Williams, chief…
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Student Safety Scholarship Act
THE STUDENT SAFETY SCHOLARSHIP ACT Section 1. {Title} The Student Safety Scholarships Act Section 2. {Definitions} (A) “Program” means the Student Safety Scholarships Program. (B) “Eligible student” means…
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Right to Earn a Living Act
Right to Earn a Living Act Summary Among the rights Americans cherish the most are freedoms to pursue a chosen enterprise or profession. Yet of all…
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The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act
The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act (“the Act”) is model legislation that provides consumers with the right to choose a worker who…
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Regulatory Class Action Reform Act
Summary Regulatory class actions—in which plaintiff attorneys seek not only to win large monetary awards, but also to regulate the marketplace and manage relations between regulated firms and consumers—empower private…
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State Legislature United Compact
State Legislature United Compact ARTICLE I FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY Whereas every State adopting and agreeing to be bound by this Compact finds…
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Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act
Regulatory Compliance Congruity with Liability Act Summary State legislatures and Congress have charged certain government agencies with ensuring that products are…
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Legislator of the Week: Idaho State Representative Sage Dixon
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Idaho State Representative Sage Dixon. Representative Dixon moved his family to Idaho over a decade ago looking for a more independent and less…
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Legislator of the Week: Alaska State Representative Chris Birch
Legislator of the Week: Alaska State Representative Chris Birch This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Alaska State Representative Chris Birch. Representative Chris Birch’s family has a proud…
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Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act
Summary On occasion, courts create an “implied” cause of action or a right to sue in regulatory legislation. The principles for when courts will or will not create these “implied”…
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The Fair Notice and Market Stability Act
Summary This Act will achieve and sustain a healthy judiciary while ensuring market stability by: requiring that public policy decisions be made in open public proceedings with…
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Economic Development Zone ESA Act
Model Policy: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE ESA ACT Section 1. {The Economic Development Zone ESA Act} Section 2. {Definitions} (A) “Program” means The Education Savings Account program created in this…