Archive: Press Releases

By: Chris Rickert At first blush, amending the state’s founding document to protect something as pedestrian as funding for the Department of Transportation just doesn’t have the kind of wow factor I look for in a constitutional amendment. But then, [...]

By: Robert Robb Over a decade, 48 percent of all job growth in the United States occurred in just nine states. What did these states have in common? They are the nine states in the country that do not have a [...]

In a new report released February 6, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) seeks to debunk tax reform “myths” while calling on states to cut taxes. The report condemns progressive policies that it says are responsible for the Great Recession and [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kaitlyn Buss 202.742.8526 kbuss@alec.org ALEC Releases “Dig It! Rare Earth and Uranium Mining Potential in the States”   In-depth report details the economic impact of mineral resource development Washington, DC – (December 17, 2o12) The American Legislative Exchange [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kaitlyn Buss 202.742.8526 kbuss@alec.org December 10, 2012  ALEC 2013: Jobs, Innovation and Opportunity in the States focuses on policies to get Americans back to work Washington, DC– The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has unveiled its key legislative [...]

ALEC members discuss state-based policy solutions to grow America’s economy and get people back to work Washington, DC – (November 28, 2012) With our nation’s economy struggling to regain its footing, hundreds of legislators from across the country came together [...]

From Newsbusters.org Moyers Documentary Slams Conservatives, Pushes Soros-Funded Group October 8, 2012 Bill Moyers is at it again. In a documentary entitled “The United States of ALEC” aired as an episode of “Moyers & Company,” Moyers and the Center for [...]

Group facilitates effective government | TheGazette. ALEC Second Vice Chairman Linda Upmeyer in the The Gazette: At a time when our nation needs to be focused on job creation and a more effective and efficient government, I am thankful there is a place [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kaitlyn Buss Phone: 202-742-8526 Email: kbuss@alec.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2012) – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the federal government can force individuals to purchase health insurance, whether or not they want or need [...]

ALEC And The Left’s War On Free Speech – Investors.com. If you want an insight into today’s left, look at its multifront war against the American Legislative Exchange Council for committing the grave sin of pushing free-market bills in state [...]