The American Legislative Exchange Council

This legislation aligns directly with the ALEC Principles of Taxation and longstanding nonpartisan research on tax competitiveness in all 50 states. ALEC is proud to recognize Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, Sen. Bill Rabon, Sen. Michael Lee, and Sen. Benton Sawrey as ALEC Policy Champions for their leadership advancing Senate Bill 1080 in North Carolina, which will place a measure on the November ballot to lower the state’s constitutional income tax rate cap from 7% to 3.5%.

New Amicus Briefs on Donor Privacy and Federalism States should not be able to violate the First Amendment by reclassifying ordinary nonprofit speech as election advocacy through vague or excessively broad regulatory standards. ALEC has submitted an amicus brief in Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Public Offices Commission (Supreme Court of the United States). This is a cert stage brief, petitioning the SCOTUS to take up the case.

At the 53rd ALEC Annual Meeting in Orlando, ALEC TV interviewed legislators, policy leaders, and ALEC leadership about the work of ALEC and the latest policy priorities, initiatives, and ideas taking shape across the states. Check out all the episodes: Ohio State Director for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Charles Tassell

Brand New Model Policy Solutions for the States: Jonathan Williams on The Schilling Show (Charlottesville, VA) "ALEC has been around for more than 50 years now, as really America's foremost conservative free market organization for the men and women who serve in state legislative bodies." ALEC President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams recently appeared on The Schilling Show, where he highlighted ta record-breaking 74 new ALEC model policies that can serve as resources for growth in the...

Arizona’s School Choice Victory and Government Transparency Efforts: Jonathan Williams on The Hugh Hewitt Show "This is a major victory for Arizona and major victory for school choice in our movement across the country." Hugh Hewitt spoke with ALEC President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams about the recent win for school choice in Arizona and the ongoing effort to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs.

New ALEC Model Policies from the 53rd Annual Meeting Last month, ALEC hosted its 53rd Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, bringing together more than 1,800 attendees, including more than 400 state lawmakers from nearly all 50 states.

John Ream, an Ohio resident who wants to distill spirits at home for personal use, challenged the federal prohibition on home distilling, arguing that Congress lacks constitutional authority to prohibit this purely local, noncommercial activity.

Alaska Policy Forum (APF), a nonprofit public-policy organization, published materials (blogs/articles) criticizing ranked-choice voting before Alaska’s 2020 election, when voters were considering a ballot initiative that included ranked-choice voting. Alaska treated APF’s communications as regulated election advocacy and subjected the organization to registration, reporting, and donor-disclosure requirements; the Alaska Supreme Court ultimately upheld the state’s position.

The federal government has an important role in administering federal environmental laws, but states and local governments bring knowledge that federal regulators cannot replicate from Washington. This month, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin reaffirmed an important principle for American environmental policy: Washington does not have to act alone. On Aug.

State legislators, Members of Congress, and international regulators alike must avoid regulations that undermine the fundamental rights of Americans and disregard our Constitution.