Tag: COVID-19
Tag: COVID-19
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Pennsylvania Voters Restore Balance of Power
Voters in Pennsylvania approved two constitutional amendments restoring the Legislature’s role responding to emergencies. By a margin of nearly 54%, voters rejected Governor Wolf’s unilateral and inconsistent response to…
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Pennsylvania COVID-19 Data Breach Highlights Privacy Concerns for State Run Tracking Apps
A person’s digital privacy is essential in today’s information age. People should be vigilant about who has access to their data. During this COVID-19 pandemic, some have voluntarily provided health…
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Rick Scott Balks at Federal Aid as DeSantis Waits to Plug Florida’s Budget Holes
After ALEC released its letter saying “no” to a federal bailout of the states, Florida’s Tampa Bay Times covered the ALEC letter. They said: As the Congressional Democrats released…
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ALEC Strengthens Connection During COVID-19
In 100 years, America has weathered the storm of four pandemics. Today, we are in the midst of the fifth. One of the responses to the 1918 pandemic was to…
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Will Legislatures Confront the Massive Growth in Executive Power?
When life returns to something resembling normal after the coronavirus lockdowns, state legislatures will be faced with serious questions. Putting aside for a moment the fiscal questions — how…
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COVID-19 Executive Orders Tracker for the 50 States
Throughout the country, nearly all governors have issued orders to combat COVID-19. Executive orders have included requiring residents to stay at home, restricting gatherings of 10 or more people, or…
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Listen Here: ALEC Legislators and Businesses Discuss COVID-19 Responses
ALEC hosted a legislator discussion today to address how COVID-19 is affecting small businesses and how small businesses can best navigate the recent support packages offered to them. ALEC is…
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Policy Prescriptions: Fiscal Discipline to Address Economic and Health Care Challenges in the Face of COVID-19
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we are continually analyzing the many policy proposals at all levels of government to address the current situation. Obviously, many of these…
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Certificate of Need Laws Dangerously Limit Providers
Most people aren’t familiar with Certificate of Need but CON laws in many states are seriously endangering lives during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. CON laws require health care…
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Sneak Peek: Committee to Unleash Prosperity Offers COVID-19 Responses
This weekend, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity held a conference call to discuss pro-growth and liberty-based responses to COVID-19. The committee was founded by ALEC PEAC Member Steve…