Tag: ACCE
Tag: ACCE
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RUSSELL: Curbing overregulation aids communities
Local governments are not laboratories of democracy. Rather, they were created to provide limited government services that would be inefficient for state government to administer. When local governments focus on local leadership instead of control, major issues can be avoided, and people can thrive in a community that values freedom and law.
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Prohibition on Paid Union Activity (Release Time) by Public Employees Ordinance
Model Policy Section 1. {Ordinance Definitions} The following definitions apply in this ordinance: (A) “Employment bargain” means any formal or informal employment contract, agreement or understanding regarding the …
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Local Officials in Austin to Discuss Limited Government Approach Cities & Counties
Are you coming to the 6th Annual Meeting of the American City County Exchange? Local elected officials will discuss zoning, land use, permitting, micromobility, parking requirements, tiny houses, …
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Texas Legislature and Localities Work Together for Constituents
Texas legislature is moving on some innovative legislation to help local officials protect the liberties and pocketbooks of their constituents. In large cities and college towns, government control has been …
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Breaking News: ACCE Uncovers Local Secret in Virginia
In it's latest publication "Levers of Power", ACCE researchers discovered a long held election secret in Virginia Politics
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The Levers of Power in Local Government
Though different in each state, municipal government in the United States is extremely important to the understanding of federalism. The genius of the Founders’ federalism was in diffusing power between different layers of government. Understanding the fact that local government is closest to self-governance is necessary to a more complete understanding of distribution of power in American government.
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ACCE Calls on CA Local Governments to Uphold the Rule of Law.
(U.S. Air Force graphic) Cities and counties in California are facing an unprecedented abuse of authority by their state government. Senate Bill 54 signed into law by Governor Jerry …
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U.S. Conference of Mayors Choose Partisanship over Statesmanship
Yesterday, America’s mayors were invited to the White House to meet with President Trump and other White House officials to discuss America’s infrastructure & jobs. Instead of having a seat …
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Homeowner Fined for Artistic Expression on Private Property
Can you imagine being fined for nothing more than offending the artistic taste of you neighbor? Well that’s what happened to one homeowner in Mount Dora. In an age of …
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When you’re outnumbered go to the voters
Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio is often out numbered on his city council. It’s not easy being the lone voice for fiscal responsibility when all of your colleagues are more …
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ACCE Member Turns State Representative
It is no secret that the American City County Exchange is a great training ground for future state level lawmakers. ACCE member & West Chester Ohio Trustee George Lang was …
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Let’s Fix Our Underground Water Infrastructure Through Open Competition
Like so many other people across the nation, I was horrified by the water contamination crisis that struck Flint, Michigan. As an elected official who bears direct responsibility for maintaining …
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Government Profiting Off the Poor and the Need for Modern Government Reform
Thousands of people are homeless, right now, because of “good graft” – the noble intentions of government gone awry. Some of them are right here in Phoenix. These aren’t abstract numbers, they are men, women, and children who could right now be living in decent, affordable housing, but who have been cheated (along with taxpayers) out of the promises we have made. And they represent only one of the many casualties of modern government
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Northern Lights Signal Trouble
In Alaska, three council members are in the fight for their political lives. It appears local residents are unhappy with a couple of resolutions proposed and supported by the three …
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Questioning the Federal Government and Sanctuary Cities
It should be questioned whether or not the federal government should have any direct financial or regulatory ties with local governments.
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Local Perspective
Judge Keith Self talks local government overreach.
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Rethinking Urban Planning
It is because every individual knows little and, in particular, because we rarely know which of us knows best that we trust the independent and competitive efforts of many to induce the emergence of what we shall want when we see it. — Friedrich Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty
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Sanctuary State to Preempt Local Governments
The State of California is moving forward a bill to preempt local governments, force them to break federal law and bust their budgets in the process.
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We Expressed Our Concerns and President Trump Listened
In December, the American City County Exchange sent a letter to then President-Elect Trump outlining a number of regulatory reforms that were hurting local government infrastructure projects. Many of these projects are considered high priority projects which are collaborations between federal, state and local governments.
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Local Officials Call On President-Elect Trump
The members of the American City County Exchange, a division of the American Legislative Exchange Council, representing city and county elected officials in 50 states, petition you with great urgency.