Hugh Hewitt Discusses Arizona School Choice Victory and Government Transparency with ALEC President
Hugh Hewitt, a prominent media figure, recently engaged in a discussion with Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The conversation centered on Arizona's recent school choice victory and broader efforts to enhance government transparency by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs. Hewitt highlighted the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to uphold education freedom programs, noting that over 200,000 of the 421,451 signatures submitted to repeal the program were found to be ineligible or duplicates. Williams lauded this ruling as a significant win for school choice, not just in Arizona but for the movement nationwide. Both Hewitt and Williams emphasized the critical need for meticulous signature verification in such initiatives to prevent fraudulent activities. The discussion also touched upon the importance of ongoing efforts, including those from the Trump administration, to address waste, fraud, and abuse within various governm... 
