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COVID-19 Liability Reform: New Arizona Law Protects Front Line Workers and Employers
This week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1377, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Vince Leach, that will protect employers, schools, religious organizations and healthcare workers from…
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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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Liability Protection for Employers in a Declared Disaster or Public Emergency Act
Section 1. As used in this act, the following words shall have the following meaning: (1) “Guidance” means written guidance related to a declared public emergency that is issued…
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Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act
{Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act may be cited as the “Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act.” Section 2. {Limitations on Liability for Hiring…
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Michigan’s Economic Outlook Hit by Right-to-Work Repeal
Today, Michigan workers lose their right to choose to join or not join (or support) a union, without their decision affecting their employment. Signed into law last year, SB…
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Education Freedom and Policy Priorities: Andrew Handel on ALEC Breakdown
Andrew Handel, ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force Director, sat down with Lars Dalseide, ALEC Director of Policy Advancement and Media Relations, talking…
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U.S. House Passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
The US House of Representatives gave Americans a Christmas present by passing stronger price transparency measures for health care providers and insurers. H.R. 5378, known…
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Michigan Should Follow Lead of Top Growing States: Jonathan Williams in The Detroit News
ALEC EVP of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams recently authored an op-ed in The Detroit News about the recent findings from the Growing…
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New Model Policies from the 2023 States and Nation Policy Summit
We recently hosted the 2023 States and Nation Policy Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the meeting, ALEC members approved 31 model policies across our task forces, addressing important issues the…
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New Model Policies from the 50th ALEC Annual Meeting
“With these new model policies, ALEC members have delivered trusted policy solutions to protect individual liberty and create a better life for all.”
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States Can Bolster Innovation by Removing Regulatory Barriers to Entrepreneurship
Innovation and entrepreneurship are two fundamental drivers of America’s success as the number one economic engine in the world. However, even in our nation’s top economic hubs, new startups continue…
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Transparency in Health Care: It’s Up to States to Lead
Imagine going to the hardware store and purchasing a new lawnmower without knowing the price. That is something most Americans wouldn’t do. So why do we accept that in health…
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North Dakota Achieves Extraordinary Pension Reform
On April 29, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed a historic pension reform bill into law protecting public employees and taxpayers from growing unfunded liabilities. House Bill 1040…
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Protecting Workers in the Free State of Florida
ALEC will be hosting its 50th Annual Meeting in Florida later this year, and with it will come the quintessential ALEC forums for exchanging and debating solid state policy…
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Red States Versus Blue States: Jonathan Williams on The Lars Larson Show
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist, spoke with Lars Larson about the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States:…
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What’s Next for TikTok in the U.S.: A Look at the State and Federal Policy Landscape
TikTok, the popular social media app owned by Chinese mega conglomerate ByteDance, is increasingly impossible to escape in the American zeitgeist. The app is on a meteoric rise in the…
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Universal Recognition on its Way to Becoming All-American?
Times are stressful for American working families. The second and third largest bank failures in American history just occurred, interest rates might be increasing even higher, and inflation…
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ALEC’s Labor of Love: A History of Championing Worker Freedom
With a workforce as diverse as America’s, labor policy is no simple issue area, and for 50 years ALEC has been an integral part of the effort to champion free…
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Reforms to Help Housing Affordability
What is next for America’s housing market? On the one hand, unemployment is down to a 53-year low, and 500,000 jobs were added in January. On the other…
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Worker Shortage Continues as Some States Offer Six Figures to Stay Home: New Report
A new study, “Paying Americans Not to Work,” by economists Dr. Casey Mulligan and Dr. EJ Antoni at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity finds that government payments and…