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Florida Passes Law to Protect Healthcare Workers and Employers from COVID-19 Lawsuits
For a year now governments, healthcare workers, and employers of all sizes have worked hard to implement new protocols to protect employees, customers, students and Americans across the states. However,…
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Amicus Brief: AFP v. Baccera
“Every American should be concerned about this type of detailed donor disclosure,” said ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson. She continued, “Whether you support a church or mosque; a conservative or…
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Rethinking and Reimagining Learning – Education Freedom Makes its way to West Virginia
Last week, West Virginia made history by passing the most expansive and inclusive education freedom policy in the country. HB 2013, which passed the full legislature, expands the state’s…
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Live by the King, Die by the King!
The saying, “Live by the sword, die by the sword” comes from Matthew 26:52, in the New Testament. When a mob descended upon Jesus to take him to be tried…
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ALEC Stands for Government Financial Transparency
This week is Sunshine Week, celebrating the access to public information and what it means for you and your community. To stay accountable to taxpayers, state and local governments…
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Appreciating the Women of ALEC During Women’s History Month
It’s Women’s History Month, and at ALEC we have thousands of female state leaders to thank for leading fearlessly, committing to the principles of limited government, free market and federalism…
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Were Future State Tax Cuts Just Cancelled by Uncle Sam?
The newly-minted American Rescue Plan Act includes $350 billion for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This is despite early reports that show total state and local revenue…
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Workforce Development and Innovation in West Virginia
Update: Governor Justice signed the Jumpstart Savings Act into law on March 19. Last week our ALEC team was in West Virginia for an education workshop, and it’s clear that…
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Key ALEC Policy Ideas for 2021
Our entire policy department at ALEC is busy analyzing the best free market ideas to add to the important discussions taking place across the states and at the federal level…
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A Missing Piece in the Property Tax Reform Puzzle?
Property tax reform is a difficult puzzle to solve. But one successful policy solution has been Truth in Taxation. Over time, Truth in Taxation laws have proven to aid economic…
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ALEC Legal Center Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Donor Disclosure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Jarrett Email: ajarrett@alec.org ALEC Legal Center Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Donor Disclosure Dispute threatens First Amendment and…
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South Dakota’s Secret to Success
During her State of the State address, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem proudly rejected additional unemployment aid from the federal government – and rightfully so. With an unemployment trust…
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State Intelligence Digest 2/25
From the Membership and Engagement Team at ALEC, this week’s breakdown of top stories and policy action. While not an exhaustive list of current events, we hope this glimpse into…
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Congress Applauds ALEC Efforts to Address a Federal Bailout of States
Last year, ALEC released a letter signed by more than 200 state lawmakers that addressed the policy concerns with a potential federal bailout of the states. In 2021 the…
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Industry Helping Government Help People
Businesses, or industry in general, can help the government help people outside of the traditional public-private partnership model. While some may dismiss this help or others may criticize efforts outside…
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State Intelligence Digest 2/11
From the Membership and Engagement Team at ALEC, this week’s breakdown of top stories and policy action. While not an exhaustive list of current events, we hope this glimpse into…
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Preserving the Union by Acting More Like Us
While working in Japan years ago, I read a book by Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. In the late 1980s, most pundits advanced that the cure for American economic and…
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State Intelligence Digest
From the Membership and Engagement Team at ALEC, this week’s breakdown of top stories and policy action. While not an exhaustive list of current events, we hope this glimpse into…
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States: New Year, Same Debt Policy
Recently, state governments have taken advantage of low interest rates and issuing bonds to cover revenue losses from 2020. In doing so, states are adding to their tab of…
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Emergency Crisis Remote Learning is not Virtual Schooling
In the news and on social media, the debate over whether kids should go back to traditional schooling in the classroom continues to escalate. This has been partially due to…