Matthew Fisher
Co-Host of Across the States
Matthew Fisher is the Multimedia Story Producer for the American Legislative Exchange Council and the regular host of the Across the States podcast.
Matthew Fisher has hosted 51 Episodes.
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76: Executive Overreach w/ Jonathon Hauenschild
March 26th, 2021 | 15 mins 28 secs
alec, covid, cuomo, new york, overreach, politics, power
The coronavirus pandemic has opened Pandora's box of questions and concerns regarding emergency powers and executive overreach on the state level. What is the role of the legislature during a crisis? How much power is too much power for a chief executive to boast? Matt Fisher sits down with Jonathon Hauenschild to discuss the dangers and inadequacies of unilateral executive authority during crises and how state legislatures can get more involved in overcoming emergencies.
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75: EdChoice and the Future of Education w/ Jason Bedrick
March 24th, 2021 | 13 mins 7 secs
alec, covid, education, politics
From lockdowns and union disputes to remote learning, the past year has tested America’s education system in unprecedented ways. This week on Across the States, Matthew Fisher sits down with Jason Bedrick of EdChoice and Andrew Handel of ALEC to discuss how lawmakers are taking the initiative to give parents and students more freedom in the classroom. Find out how EdChoice is working with statehouses to rebuild K-12 education in the United States.
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74: Cross-State Telehealth w/ Naomi Lopez and Michael Cannon
March 19th, 2021 | 20 mins 18 secs
The future of medicine lies in telehealth. But government regulations and bureaucracy can act as roadblocks to innovation in healthcare. Host Matthew Fisher and Health and Human Sciences Task Force Senior Director Brooklyn Roberts sit down with Naomi Lopez of the Goldwater Institute and Michael Cannon from the CATO Institute to discuss how state lawmakers are taking the initiative in the coronavirus pandemic to unleash the full potential that telehealth has to offer.