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Congress Should Avoid Burdening Consumers with New Taxes on Broadband Internet Service
State and federal governments have partnered with the private sector to deploy high-speed broadband internet service across the country, but significant challenges remain to connect all Americans and finally close…
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California Threatens to Kill AI with Shortsighted Regulations: Jake Morabito in The Orange County Register
One of the biggest challenges of the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry is regulation. ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito discussed California’s approach in…
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ALEC Leads on ‘Sensible, Constructive’ Artificial Intelligence Policy
As state legislators prepare for the next round of artificial intelligence bills coming in 2025, ALEC’s Model State Artificial Intelligence Act was highlighted in The Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency…
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Talking AI & Digital Rules: Jake Morabito on FM Talk 1065
ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito joined FM Talk 1065 to discuss the latest developments in AI policy, including California Governor Newsom’s…
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US Businesses Win When America Writes the Global Digital Rules: Karla Jones & Jake Morabito in The Center Square
ALEC Federalism and International Relations Senior Task Force Director Karla Jones and ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito co-authored an op-ed…
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California Gov. Newsom Vetoes Controversial Artificial Intelligence Bill
California Governor Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, that would have amounted to the strictest regulations in the country…
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Free Speech Online at Risk? Implications of the Murthy v. Missouri Decision
Free speech has been a prevalent issue in 2024. This year, we have already seen threats to free speech on college campuses across the country, and now, potential threats…
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The Effect of Net Neutrality on America’s Technology Landscape: Jake Morabito on ALEC Breakdown
In a recent edition of the “Breakdown” podcast by the American Legislative Exchange Council, Lars Dalseide discusses net neutrality with Jake Morabito, the Task Force Director for the Communications and…
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California’s Utility Regulator Forces the Private Sector to Maintain Increasingly Obsolete Landline Networks
While all 50 states are currently working with the federal NTIA to implement a historic $42.45 billion in taxpayer funds bringing high-speed broadband internet service to all Americans, California…
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ALEC Policy Champions: Indiana Sen. Eric Koch and Rep. Kyle Pierce Protect Hoosiers from Government-Run Central Bank Digital Currencies
In March 2024, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation pushing back against any efforts by the Federal Reserve to adopt a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)…
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Myths vs. Facts: Net Neutrality
Six years ago, thanks to the leadership of former Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) successfully repealed problematic Obama-era net neutrality rules that classified internet service as…
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Letter to U.S. House AI Task Force: Support a Pro-Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence
On May 6, 2024, ALEC and 14 organizations sent an open letter to Members of Congress and the co-chairs of the U.S. House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence,…
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Generative AI: Should We Innovate or Regulate? It’s Time for Choosing
Two key AI proposals seem to be gaining momentum. These bills—one federal, one state—are emblematic of the fundamental choice before us: Should we innovate, or regulate, when it comes to…
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Is a Federal Consumer Data Privacy Bill Around the Corner? What Your State Needs to Know
Will 2024 be the year that Congress enacts a consumer data privacy standard? Over the weekend, two key Members of Congress inched the United States closer to the elusive goal…
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States Race to Restrict Deepfake Porn as It Becomes Easier to Create: Jake Morabito in Stateline
Jake Morabito, ALEC’s Communications and Technology Task Force Director, was quoted in Stateline regarding the legislative actions being taken across the states addressing the…
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With the Right Approach, Virginia Can Lead a Tech Revolution: Jake Morabito in The Virginian-Pilot
Jake Morabito, ALEC’s Communications and Technology Task Force Director, recently authored an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot analyzing the latest legislative debates on AI and lauding…
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Biden Admin Sends Mixed Messages on U.S. Tech Priorities
American presidents start the year with two high-profile opportunities to set the tone on policy and lay out an ambitious vision for the nation: The traditional State of the Union…
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Grappling With AI Regulation & Innovation: Jake Morabito on ALEC Breakdown
Jake Morabito, ALEC Communications & Technology Task Force Director, sits down with Lars Dalseide discussing the challenges of regulating AI while balancing innovation and…
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2024 Solutions Spotlight: Cybersecurity, Broadband Access, Protecting Critical Infrastructure
CYBERSECURITY Bad actors, global and domestic, will continue to attack networks for any number of purposes. State networks are still vulnerable and need to improve their cybersecurity infrastructure as recent…
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The FCC, AI Deepfakes, and Robocalls: Jake Morabito on NewsNation
Jake Morabito, ALEC Communications & Technology Task Force Director, was interviewed by Natasha Zouves of NewsNation on the proper policy response…