Publications & Studies
Rich States, Poor States 18th Edition
The 18th 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 18th Edition
The 18th 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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2024 ALEC Annual Report
2024 Annual Report 2024 marked a remarkable milestone—the 51st year of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s tireless…
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Energy Affordability Report, 4th Edition
The ALEC Energy Affordability Report examines key factors influencing electricity prices, including how energy is generated, delivered, and regulated. The report ranks states the 50 states based on the weighted…
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2025 ALEC Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment
We are in the midst of an educational renaissance in America. At the time of publication, a record 12 states are empowering (or will soon be empowering) every family and…
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Essential Policy Solutions for 2025
For 2025, ALEC is proud to offer these Essential Policy Solutions to empower and equip state legislators who will shape America’s future. When Washington overreaches, we know the answer lies…
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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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2023 ALEC Annual Report
Since its establishment in 1973, ALEC has embraced the principle of sharing trusted policy solutions. The visionary leaders behind our organization, such as former Illinois State Representative Henry Hyde, Iowa…
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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