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Identifying Bad Actors in Our Supply Chains: An ALEC Women’s Leadership Episode
Last month, as part of ALEC’s Women’s Leadership series, Brooklyn Roberts and I spoke with national security expert Dr. Meg Reiss…
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Jon Brien
Representative Brien serves as Public Sector Chair for the ALEC Task Force on Process and Procedures, as well as ALEC State Chair for Rhode Island. Rep. Brien was elected in…
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Rewiring American Energy: Unpacking President Trump’s Energy Executive Orders
On April 8, President Trump issued three executive orders aimed at boosting traditional energy industries and tackling state overreach on climate policies, signaling a historic effort to cut through regulatory…
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Mississippi Lays the Foundation to Eliminate Income Tax
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation last month to phase out the personal income tax, part of a significant overhaul of Mississippi’s tax system. This measure aims to eliminate the…
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States Lead the Economic Comeback in the Latest Rich States, Poor States
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released the highly anticipated 18th edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index—the premier annual report ranking each state’s…
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ALEC Policy Champions Return Major Rule-Making Authority to Utah Legislature
ALEC is proud to recognize Utah Representative Ryan Wilcox and Senator Daniel McCay as our newest Policy Champions for their leadership in reining in agency overreach and advancing accountable governance…
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Lowering Energy Costs in America: Jake Morabito in Real Clear Energy
An op-ed by Jake Morabito, Senior Director of ALEC’s Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force, was recently published in RealClearEnergy, highlighting key findings from…
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Seven Things You Can’t Say about China: Insights from US Senator Tom Cotton
The Hudson Institute recently hosted US Senator Tom Cotton (AR) for a discussion on his book Seven Things You Can’t Say about China. The event focused on the Chinese Communist…
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Myths vs. Facts: Closing the Federal Education Bureaucracy
Last month, President Trump signed his Executive Order directing Secretary McMahon to begin the process of closing the Department of Education, returning education authority back to the states. Since then,…
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Violent College Protesters Didn’t Defend Free Speech—They Undermined It
Arlington, Va. – Earlier this year, students at Barnard College in New York City, a private women’s liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University, led various anti-Israel protests…
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2024 ALEC Annual Report
2024 Annual Report 2024 marked a remarkable milestone—the 51st year of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s tireless…
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Affordable Energy, Smarter States: Jonathan Williams on Hugh Hewitt
Arlington, Va. – ALEC’s President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt to discuss the release of the fourth annual Energy Affordability Report, a comprehensive…
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How States Should Manage Education: Andrew Handel on NewsTalk STL
Andrew Handel, ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force Director, recently discussed the Trump Administration’s executive to dissolve the Department of Education with…
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Returning Education Policy And Funding To The States: Jonathan Williams on American Radio Journal
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a historic Executive Order instructing the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to shift the funding of the United States Department of…
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April CEO Update
A lot has happened since I last wrote to you. President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education emerged not just as a policy shift…
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ALEC Policy Champions in West Virginia Support Taiwan Participation in International Institutions
It is a profound honor to congratulate ALEC’s latest Policy Champions, ALEC 2025 National Chair West Virginia Senator Patricia Rucker and West Virginia Assistant Majority Whip Bill Ridenour, for…
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ALEC’s 4th Annual Energy Affordability Report Exposes the High Cost of Government Overreach
Arlington, VA – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is proud to release its 4th Annual Energy Affordability Report, a comprehensive analysis of energy prices across the United States. The…
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States Set on Medicaid Reforms
Medicaid is one of the fastest-growing areas of federal expenditures and makes up close to a third of most state budgets. With Medicaid expansion costs ballooning past expectations, many…
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The Future of the SALT Deduction: Jonathan Williams in The Epoch Times
ALEC President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams spoke with Emel Akan of The Epoch Times about the fate of the SALT deduction cap as…
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State Legislators of the Month, March 2025: Pennsylvania Representatives Seth Grove, Eric Nelson, and Barb Gleim
ALEC is proud to recognize Pennsylvania Representatives Seth Grove, Eric Nelson, and Barb Gleim as our March 2025 State Legislators of the Month. Their teamwork, strategic outreach, and deep commitment…