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Taxpayers Score Win as Pennsylvania House Squashes Proposed Tax Hikes
Late Wednesday night, members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a budget that is free of the onerous tax increases included in previous budgets passed by…
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A Policy Renaissance: Emerging Trends in State Nuclear Policy
A “nuclear renaissance” in state policy is underway. In 2007, states considered a total of 27 bills pertaining in some way to nuclear energy. By 2011, this number leaped to 204. Since…
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The state policy “nuclear renaissance”
A state policy “nuclear renaissance” is underway. In 2007, states considered a total of 27 bills pertaining in some way to nuclear energy. By 2011, this number leaped to 204.
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ALEC Members Assist in Hurricane Relief
When Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas, and Irma decimated parts of Florida and flooded Georgia, members of the National Guard and State Guard were called-up to assist in the…
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Free Speech Wins: A Massachusetts Federal District Court Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against TechDirt
Defamation law may no longer be used to silence unliked speech. At least, that is what a federal court in Massachusetts ruled last week. Shiva Ayyadurai sued…
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Sarah Spaulding
Sarah Spaulding serves as the Executive Assistant to the CEO and the Board Liaison for ALEC. Prior to joining ALEC, Sarah served as a Legislative Assistant for the National Rifle…
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A Public Safety Resolution Calling on the [Insert Jurisdiction] to Define [Insert Jurisdiction] as a Rule of Law Community
WHEREAS, The Federal Government under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act as codified in the United States Code (U.S.C.) is responsible for the establishment and enforcement of the…
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Public Comment Time Guidelines
Summary The freedom of speech is a guaranteed right in the United States Constitution. Open government is the cornerstone of the American republic. Citizens should always have the opportunity to…
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Local Right to Work Ordinance – Private Sector
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this ordinance to provide that no employee covered by the National Labor Relations Act need join or pay dues to a union, or refrain…
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ALEC Resolution in Support of Strengthening and Deepening the Relationships between Taiwan and the States of the United States
WHEREAS, Taiwan shares the common values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law with the United States; and in 2016, Taiwan held its sixth direct presidential election…
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Thurston Powers
Thurston Powers is the Research Manager with the Center for State Fiscal Reform at ALEC where he researches and analyzes state tax, budget, and pension policies. Thurston worked on these…
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Ed Jackson: Giving a Voice to Western Tennessee
ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Tennessee State Senator Edward Jackson from the 27th District. His district is located in Madison, Dyer,…
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Withdrawal from the U.S. – Korea Free Trade Agreement Is a Losing Proposition for America
After months of invective about America’s trade imbalance with South Korea, the Administration appears to be seriously considering withdrawal from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Unlike ratification, withdrawal…
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VIDEO: The FORUM Act – A Model Policy Proposal
Download the FORUM Act Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act To protect the free speech rights of students in accordance with…
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The Williams Report
Fiscal: Alabama: Industrial sector growth likely to improve property tax revenues without rate increases in Morgan County, Alabama. Alabama’s State Department of Education is projected to have…
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ALEC Donor Disclosure Toolkit
Donor disclosure and donor privacy are very important issues. Unfortunately, instead of a focus on government transparency and individual privacy, many advocates of donor disclosure are actually attempting to pass laws that would require the disclosure of personal information—like names and home addresses of Americans—in order to intimidate these donors from contributing to the causes they care about most.
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ALEC – FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Senator Don Huffines was born in Dallas, TX as a fifth generation Texan. He currently serves as a 1st term senator in the Texas Legislature representing the 16th district, which…
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Innovative Policing: Saves Time and Money
Police forces often face budget challenges and time crunches – little money and more work than time allows. In this environment, technological innovations can come slowly, expensive, difficult to deploy…
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Jay Hamilton
Jay is an Emmy Award-winning media strategist with diverse experiences in corporate PR, political consulting and broadcast journalism. He helped lead the digital revolution at Marriott International changing the way…
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Beneficial Ownership Disclosure: A Huge Donor Disclosure Threat
Across the country, efforts are underway in all branches of our government to intimidate and stop the American people from expressing their views as guaranteed under the First Amendment. In…