Lars Dalseide
Co-Host of Across the States
Lars Dalseide is a seasoned communications strategist with more than 20 years of experience in both the political and commercial arena. He has an impressive track record of successful campaigns for promising start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and various political and policy initiatives, and recently served as a spokesperson for one of the largest advocacy groups in the country.
Lars holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from James Madison University and a Master’s degree in Social & Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Born in Washington, DC, and raised in Northern Virginia, Lars also has a history as a social media consultant for small businesses and interest groups on best practices and outreach campaigns. Active on local hiking trails and hockey rinks, he’s been known to escape to the American Southwest.
Lars Dalseide has hosted five Episodes.
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Maui Fires & Restricting American Uranium with Joe Trotter
August 23rd, 2023 | 17 mins 21 secs
alec, fire, joe trotter, maui, uranium
Joe Trotter, ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, sits down with Lars Dalseide to discuss the probable causes of the fires in Maui and how President Biden's decision to designate one of America's richest uranium deposits as a national monument severely restricts the country's ability to become energy independent.
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The Latest Threat to the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
July 12th, 2023 | 9 mins 37 secs
alec, lars dalseide, nick stark, tabor, taxes
An upcoming ballot measure in Colorado would allow massive expansion in government spending and weaken the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), the nation’s strongest taxpayer protection. At the tail end of Colorado’s legislative session, Governor Jared Polis signed a property tax bill that now requires voter approval. If approved, TABOR would be gutted in exchange for a small short term cut to property taxes. Known as Proposition HH, this proposal tempts voters with the promise of property tax cuts, while its real purpose is to water-down TABOR’s revenue and spending limits.
Ben Murrey, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Independence Institute described the package as a “boondoggle of a property tax plan.” According to The Center Square, it would decrease TABOR refunds by 23%.
TABOR is the gold standard for tax and expenditure limits (TELs). Since its adoption by voters as a state constitutional amendment in 1992, it has helped to restrain the growth of government and returned billions of dollars to Colorado taxpayers.
The attacks on TABOR aren’t new. The property tax “cut” is only the latest gimmicky attempt to unleash the leviathan of big government on hard-working Coloradans.
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Transparency in Health Care: Brooklyn Roberts Explains
June 26th, 2023 | 5 mins 1 sec
alec, brooklyn roberts, health, healthcare, prices, transparency
Know what you're paying when going to the hospital? What a medication cost? What an operation cost? If not then your state probably needs a little health care transparency. Lars Dalseide sits down with ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force Director Brooklyn Roberts to discuss state actions being taken to promote price transparency for when patients are choosing their health care.
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Artificial Intelligence Accountability: Jake Morabito Explores NTIA’s AI Accountability Policy
June 21st, 2023 | 6 mins 1 sec
ai, alec, jake morabito, lars dalseide, ntia
Jake Morabito, ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director, sat down with Lars Dalseide to discuss comments ALEC submitted to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s (NTIA) proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Policy RFC.
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Canadian Wildfires Flood Eastern Seaboard with Smoke and Haze
June 9th, 2023 | 8 mins 16 secs
alec, canada, fire, joe trotter, lars dalseide, smoke
With smoky skies littering the eastern seaboard, the quality of Canada's forest management policies have come into question. Lars Dalseide sits down with ALEC's Energy, Environment, Agriculture Task Force Director Joe Trotter to discuss the current cloudy situation and how Canada could make better environmental choices.