Public Affairs
Public Affairs
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High tax refugees flock to cheaper Republican states
Susan Button doesn’t call herself a tax refugee but that is precisely what this mother of four was when she …
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ALEC Statement in Support of FCC Chairman Pai
Since the Federal Communications Commission recently released its draft revision of the 2015 Open Internet Order, sometimes referred to as “net neutrality,” progressive activists have attacked Chairman Pai, his ethnicity …
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Employees Increasingly Saying ‘No’ to Unions
In a recent secret-ballot election in Canton, Mississippi, Nissan employees overwhelmingly voted to maintain their current relationship with Nissan and avoid union control. The vote held in early August tallied …
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Blocking economic empowerment: It takes 6 years to get an Interior Design license from some states
When one thinks of occupational licensing boards, a number of images may come to mind: white coated medical students working long intern hours, over-taxed law students hunched over bar prep …
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Trade Is Key Driver of Economic Success. Please Don’t Undermine It.
Americans are accustomed to taking a lot of things for granted. One of those things is trade. Americans expect to access a wide selection of goods from other countries. We …
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Parents Frustrated That State Income Taxes Don’t Cover School Supplies
The stock market may be doing well, but that does not mean families are having the best year ever. Take, for instance, the families of Colorado, where many lower income …
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State legislatures making progress on major issues that are still stuck in Congress
State legislatures around the country have made significant progress passing bills on issues such as immigration, policing and healthcare, even as Republicans in Congress and President Trump have struggled to …
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Americans need tax cuts, plain and simple
It has been more than 30 years since Washington fundamentally redesigned the federal tax code. The great Ronald Reagan was president, and according to the seminal book on the 1986 …
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Will Congress censor Reddit in the name of combatting sex trafficking online?
No one supports child sex trafficking. All major technology companies, in some way, are trying to fight this heinous crime. Right now, the Senate is debating a measure that would weaken …
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NPR 1A: Taking It To The States
On the nationally syndicated NPR show The1A, Reid Wilson of The Hill redirected a question about ALEC “secrecy” by saying “It’s funny. They’re not so secretive anymore.” From 33:13–34:28, he …
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Congress, cut loose ObamaCare’s notorious Medicare board
The debate over repealing and replacing ObamaCare has caused a political divide on policies affecting how every American will receive and access healthcare. However, “repeal and replace” isn’t the only …
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More headliners on the way for ALEC’s Denver gathering
The Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke will join the speakers’ dais in Denver at next week’s annual meeting of the …
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Iowa legislators should shatter stereotypes, fix broken tax code
In today’s fractured political climate, the charges are typical: the left says “Republicans care only about tax cuts for the wealthy” and the right calls Democrats “tax and spend liberals.” …
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Bad news for Illinois
Time will tell, but recent actions in Illinois may result in more people leaving the state. Last week, the Illinois Legislature voted to override Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto …
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ALEC will reel in the political right at its annual meeting in Denver
Lawmakers who lean right—and hope to reinvent government accordingly—have had a friend named ALEC for 44 years. The conservative, pro-free market American Legislative Exchange Council has been an advocate of limited …
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The Time for Pension Reform is Now
Over the past month, Michigan and Pennsylvania lawmakers joined a handful of other states in passing meaningful pension reform. It’s high time for the rest of the nation to follow …
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How the Obama administration tried to use bureaucrats to crack down on free speech
During the May 18 meeting of the Federal Communications Commission, several protestors outside the building held signs encouraging the government to ban the Drudge Report and Breitbart. Some of the …
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On the Kansas budget impasse, look beyond the media hype to the facts
The impasse in Topeka over how to resolve the budget gap and whether to impose drastic tax hikes has captured the attention of both the state and the nation.
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Macron inspires France to rise
The national movements launched by France’s President Emmanuel Macron and the United States’ Donald Trump, ultimately culminating in their presidencies, provide an unparalleled view …