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Governor Abbott Talks Texas Success at ALEC Annual Meeting
At the 48th ALEC Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas discussed economic prosperity in Texas. He noted that he was ranked first in the…
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A Great Week at the Great Lakes Tax and Economic Policy Academy
From August 18th – 20th, ALEC hosted the Great Lakes Regional Tax and Economic Policy Academy at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. This three-day event brought together state legislators from across…
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Nick Stark
Nick served as Director of the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy at ALEC. He also previously served as a Policy Analyst with the ALEC Center for State Fiscal…
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40th Anniversary of Reagan’s Economic Recovery Tax Act
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Economic Recovery Tax Act. President Ronald Reagan signed this groundbreaking tax legislation into law on August 13, 1981 from his beloved Rancho…
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OPEB: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council recently released “Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities: The Continuing Need for OPEB Reform,” the latest in a series of ALEC annual publications examining growing state financial liabilities.2 Our report continues to find that states with some of the highest tax rates (for example, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York) have some of the highest unfunded OPEB liabilities as well.
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India’s COVID Response Would Benefit from More Federalism
As the Delta variant spreads, India is still reeling from a second wave that pushed its healthcare system to its limit. As of this writing, India’s official case load is…
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Congress Seeks to Expand Medicaid With or Without the States
Many in Congress are working to expand Medicaid in states where it has so far failed. Following passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, states were required to…
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Secretary of Energy Rick Perry on Secrets to Success and Making Government Work
At ALEC’s 2021 Annual Meeting last week in Salt Lake City, UT, I had the privilege of interviewing former Governor of Texas and former Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry. In…
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Annual Meeting Attendees Get Tips on Maximizing International Commerce at World Trade Center Utah
On Thursday, July 29, attendees from the 48th ALEC Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City visited World Trade Center Utah (WTC-Utah) to learn how the state maximizes international trade to…
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New Report Reveals Growing State Bonded Debt Burdens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett ajarrett@alec.org New Report Reveals Growing State Bonded Debt Burdens Total state bonded obligations have grown by…
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Biden Continues Trump’s Medical Price Transparency Rules
Last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue enforcing the “price transparency initiatives for hospitals, other providers, and…
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Canada Hits Back Against Whitmer’s Call to Withdraw Permits from Line 5
Last week, Canadian government officials submitted a court filing once again asking for litigation against Line 5 pipeline in Michigan to be suspended as diplomatic talks continue. As detailed…
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New Hampshire’s EFA is a Win for Education Freedom
A few days ago, New Hampshire became the 5th state this year to create a new education savings account program, joining West Virginia, Missouri, Indiana and…
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Gabriella Uli
Gabriella M. Uli is the Director of Legislative Outreach at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Her role involves developing connections with elected officials and partners to advance shared policies and…
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Supreme Court Protects Non-Profit Donors From Kamala Harris’s Unconstitutional Disclosure Requirements
Earlier today, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, formerly entitled Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra. Through the 6-3 decision, the Court upheld imperative…
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Arizona Lawmakers Approve Historic Tax Relief
Policymakers in Arizona just approved a historic state budget that will allow hardworking taxpayers across the state to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks. The net tax cut of…
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Federal Court Ruling Provides Glimmer of Hope for Energy Development
In a new ruling last week, a Louisiana federal judge ordered the Biden Administration’s ban on new oil and gas leases be lifted, renewing hope for development of…
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States Remain at Risk Due to Unfunded Pension Liabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett ajarrett@alec.org States Remain at Risk Due to Unfunded Pension Liabilities Unfunded pension liabilities exceed $5.8 trillion across…
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Virtual Learning and Parental Choice
There has been a tremendous shift in parent attitudes toward school choice over the past year. The pandemic and difficult transition to Zoom-based learning in many school districts has caused…
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable, 2020
Our latest edition of this report finds that unfunded state pension liabilities total $5.82 trillion or $17,748 for every man, woman and child in the United States. State governments are…