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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…
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The Administrative State vs. the Lemonade Stand: Reforming State Administrative Procedures Acts
When a seven year-old boy decided to open a lemonade stand in New York he was merely attempting to…
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Legislator of the Week: Utah State Senator Stuart Adams
Signing of SB 296 and 297 in the Utah Capitol Rotunda This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Utah State…
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The Williams Report: October 2018, Part 2
BUDGET: Arkansas: Hearings on State’s Budget to Get Going As budget hearings begin, Arkansas legislators will learn the details…
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Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Case that May Impact Technology Companies and Social Media Platforms
The Supreme Court just announced that it will hear a case defining what is, or is not, a…
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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…
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Democracy’s Fragility Is Evident in Hungary
In September, the European Parliament voted to trigger Article 7 of the European Union (EU) Treaty against Hungary for breaching…
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There’s No Better Time for Tax Reform in Virginia than the Present
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 marked the first federal tax reform in more than 30 years. However,…
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Legislator of the Week: Wisconsin State Representative John Nygren
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Wisconsin State Representative John Nygren. Representative Nygren was elected as the Wisconsin State…
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The Williams Report: October 2018
BUDGET: Alaska: New State Budget Report Predicts State Savings Accounts Will Be Empty by 2021 Alaska’s persistent funding crisis…
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An Exercise in Futility: California’s New Net Neutrality Law is Preempted by Federal Actions
No sooner did California Governor Jerry Brown sign the state’s disastrous net neutrality bill into law than the Department of…
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State Solutions to Make Health Care Affordable
A topic on the minds of many Iowans and Americans as a whole is the issue of health care. In…
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Affordable and Efficient Cars, Not Federal Mandates
A large SUV that can fit the whole family? A fuel-efficient subcompact? How about muscle car? Americans enjoy a range…
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1.1 Trillion Reasons to Remember State and Local Bond Obligations
Note: This Article Originally Appeared in The Hill. We can all agree that we want our states and cities…
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Legislator of the Week: Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundberg
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundberg. Senator Lundberg has always had a strong interest…
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Legislator of the Week: All ALEC State Legislators
This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council celebrates 45 years of legislators coming together to collaborate, learn, and work to…
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The Williams Report, September 2018
Budget: Connecticut: Small Surplus Projected with Current Budget Two months into Connecticut’s fiscal year, the state’s budget…
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Congress to Stop States from Making Their Own Bets?
In 1992, Congress enacted the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that effectively prevented any state from…
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Legislator of the Week: Florida State Representative Amber Mariano
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Florida State Representative Amber Mariano. Representative…
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Jonathan Williams on the Lars Larson Show, 9/13/18
ALEC Chief Economist and Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform Jonathan Williams joined the Lars Larson Radio…