Publications & Studies
Rich States, Poor States 17th Edition
The 17th edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index features an evaluation of each independent state and key areas of policy in that state to better understand its economic trajectory. The Economic Outlook Ranking is a forecast based on a state’s current standing in 15 state policy variables. Each of these factors is influenced directly by…
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Rich States, Poor States 17th Edition
The 17th edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index features an evaluation of each independent state and key areas of policy in that state to better…
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Labor Reform Policy: 50 State Factsheets
This publication provides a snapshot of the labor policies in each state in order to give workers, businesses, and lawmakers a resource to understand how these policies are inhibiting or protecting…
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Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 6th Edition
Other Post-Employment Liabilities, 6th Edition measures unfunded OPEB liabilities, now totaling over $1.14 trillion, just under $3,500 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. Other post-employment benefits…
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Essential Policy Solutions for 2024
Since 1973, the American Legislative Exchange Council has been at the forefront of producing and exchanging trusted policy solutions that benefit all Americans. For 50 years and counting, ALEC has…
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Balancing State & Local Power
Our Founding Fathers outlined their vision of how the government should be structured in the Federalist Papers and later enshrined it in the U.S. Constitution, hoping their design allowed each…
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Energy Affordability Report, 3rd Edition
A breakdown of energy prices throughout the country, this report demonstrates the relationship between high energy costs and big government policies. New to the Energy Affordability Report, 3rd edition is…
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The ALEC Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment
For nearly 25 years, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has published the Report Card on American Education, ranking the states based on a variety of performance indicators in K-12…
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50 Years of Trusted Policy Solutions
For 50 years, ALEC has stood as the bedrock for state legislators who believe in free market principles that uphold limited government and amplify our Founding Fathers’ vision of federalism.
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable, 7th Edition
Unfunded state pension liabilities total $6.96 trillion or just under $21,000 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. As noted in this report last year, the total…
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A Free-Market Roadmap to Artificial Intelligence: ALEC Comment on the NTIA’s AI Accountability Policy
On June 12, 2023, ALEC filed regulatory comments responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s “AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment.” Regulators must tune out hyperbolic warnings of an…
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2022 ALEC Annual Report
At the American Legislative Exchange Council, we work to promote prosperity in all fifty states, producing real change for all Americans. Opportunity exists to positively impact the lives of Americans…
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Rich States, Poor States 16th Edition
The 16th edition of ALEC’s Rich States Poor States features an evaluation of each independent state and key areas of policy in that state to better understand its economic trajectory.
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Essential Policy Solutions for 2023
This year, the American Legislative Exchange Council celebrates 50 years of trusted policy solutions. Since 1973, ALEC has been at the forefront of producing and exchanging ideas and will continue…
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TABOR Turns 30: Thirty Years of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
What States Can Learn from the Gold Standard for State Spending Control
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A Threat to American Tech Innovation: The European Union’s Digital Markets Act
The European Parliament recently approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new set of sweeping regulations governing technology policy within the European Union (EU) bloc. While European lawmakers may have…
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No-Knock Raids: Examining the Risk, Controversy and Constitutionality
These searches are referred to as “no-knock” raids because they omit the standard “knock and announce” element most search warrant executions provide.
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Energy Affordability Report, 2nd Edition
Energy, and electricity specifically, is essential for success in virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Electricity prices vary greatly by demand sector and generation source across all 50 states.
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Amicus Brief: Moore v. Harper
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has submitted an amicus brief in a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The North Carolina case, Moore v. Harper, addresses the constitutional…
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State Bonded Obligations, 4th Edition
State governments borrow for a myriad of reasons and issue various types of bonded obligations. Today, their total bonded liabilities exceed $1.23 trillion, representing just over $3,700 per person nationally.
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Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 5th Edition
Unfunded state Other Post-Employment Benefit liabilities total $959 billion or $3,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States.