Today’s EPA is expanding its regulation of economic activity at all levels and supplanting long-held state authorities with breathtaking speed. Texas is setting a roadmap for how other state can combat the federal EPA to preserve state sovereignty and economic growth, as Kathleen White and Mario Loyola explain in the lead story in the new issue of Inside Alec.
Election Integrity
Ban Foreign Funding in Ballot Propositions
Despite federal laws prohibiting foreign funding of candidate elections, foreign individuals and entities are still able to fund campaigns related to state and local ballot initiatives in multiple jurisdictions, creating a loophole that hostile foreign actors can exploit to influence American elections. Key points: Federal law prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to candidate campaigns or...
April 6, 2026