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The States Empower the Federal Government, Not the Other Way Around: Karla Jones on KWTO Radio
ALEC Senior Director of the International Relations and Federalism Task Force Karla Jones joined Springfield, MO’s KWTO radio host Tim Jones for a discussion about federalism and…
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How to Address Federal Dysfunction
The ALEC Center to Restore the Balance of Government released a series of videos to educate state lawmakers on how to use Article V of the Constitution to call for…
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ALEC Educating States on How to Address Federal Dysfunction
Arlington, Va. (March 20, 2023) – The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Center to Restore the Balance of Government today released a series of educational videos to educate state lawmakers…
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New Model Policies from the 49th ALEC Annual Meeting
ALEC recently wrapped up our 49th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia at the end of July. It was a great success with over 1,200 attendees, including state lawmakers from nearly…
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2022 ALEC Draft Model Policies Focus on the Economy, Energy, Education & MUCH MORE
By Catherine Mortensen, ALEC Public Affairs Most ALEC draft model policies are debuted at our Annual Meeting where ALEC members, which include lawmakers and private sector stakeholders, meet in task…
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The State of the Union: ALEC Policy Experts Weigh In
As we watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this week, one thing was abundantly clear: in many instances, the President leaned on a top-down, big government approach…
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Our Essential Policy Ideas for 2022
Throughout our nearly 50 year history, ALEC has always been at the forefront of producing and exchanging ideas and will continue to provide principled solutions that benefit all Americans. Our…
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Federalism Is Having a Moment – Let’s Seize the Opportunity!
A renewed appreciation for federalism – the proper balance of power between the federal government and the 50 states – is sweeping the nation. Earlier this month, Utah Valley University’s…
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America’s National Debt: A Rendezvous with Reality?
Did you realize that the federal government now overspends more than $6 million each and every minute? Every single day, Washington digs the national debt hole nearly $9 billion…
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Live by the King, Die by the King!
The saying, “Live by the sword, die by the sword” comes from Matthew 26:52, in the New Testament. When a mob descended upon Jesus to take him to be tried…
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State Intelligence Digest 2/11
From the Membership and Engagement Team at ALEC, this week’s breakdown of top stories and policy action. While not an exhaustive list of current events, we hope this glimpse into…
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Resolution Calling on Congress and the President to Protect the States’ Autonomy to Set Their Own Consent Procedures
Whereas, our unique governing system in the United States of America was designed to federate diverse States and people for vital national concerns, while preserving to the American people the…
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Is Congress Valid?
“Is Congress valid?” This was the question one of my bright, young American Federalism students at Utah Valley University asked last week, immediately steering the focus of the class…
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Re-Painting Constitutional Lines on the Field…
On July 17, the Heritage Foundation hosted a most timely conference entitled “Federalism: Giving Power Back to The States.” As chair of the ALEC Center to Restore the Balance…
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ALEC on Annual Meeting Speaker David Horowitz
Common Cause and Documented Investigations (an offshoot of the Center for Media and Democracy) have launched a corporate pressure campaign with the news that Verizon had ended its ALEC membership.
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Reining in the Federal Government
Over the last decade, you would be hard-pressed to find many Americans who are pleased with the United States Congress. While Republicans, Democrats, and Independents struggle to find consensus on…
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2018 is Also the Year of the States
It is a foregone conclusion among many pundits and media outlets that 2018 is the “year of the woman.” There is a significant uptick in the number of female candidates…
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State Legislator of the Week: Defending and Protecting our Constitution
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week: Representative Kelly Townsend This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Arizona State Representative Kelly Townsend. Representative Townsend grew up in Oregon and later…
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Omnibus Concurrent Resolution
____ Congress __ Session __.Con.Res.___ Be it resolved by the _________ of the United States of America (the ____ Concurring) in Congress Assembled, Section 1. Omnibus Concurrent Resolution…
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History Was Made in Phoenix This Month
On September 12, official delegations from 19 states as well as observers from several additional states assembled in Phoenix for the first convention of states since 1861. At 19, the…