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Bad news for Illinois
Time will tell, but recent actions in Illinois may result in more people leaving the state. Last week, the Illinois Legislature voted to override Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto…
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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich is well-known as the architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of…
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Ken Buck
Congressman Ken Buck is a Republican from Windsor, representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress on November 4, 2014, and is currently serving his second term…
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David Biddulph
David Biddulph is a co-founder of the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force (BBATF). He received his MBA from the University of Michigan and managed corporate pension funds for National Bank…
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Walker Stapleton
Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton’s roots run deep in Colorado, his family has been actively involved in Colorado since the early 1900’s. As Colorado Treasurer, Walker continues this proud family tradition of…
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Cynthia Coffman
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman serves as the state’s 38th Attorney General. Since she took office in January 2015, General Coffman has focused on community outreach, consumer protection and protecting…
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Chip Rimer
Chip was born and raised in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He has a total of 34 years of oilfield experience. Chip began his career in 1983 with ARCO Oil & Gas…
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Guy Benson
Guy Benson is the Political Editor of Townhall.com and a Fox News Contributor. A leading millennial conservative voice, Benson appears regularly on national radio, including “The Hugh Hewitt Show” and NPR’s “All…
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Robbie Diamond
Robbie Diamond is the Founder, President and CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE). In 2006, he came together with Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx Corporation,…
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The ALEC Free Speech Working Group
ALEC is here to help educate and inform legislators as they navigate complicated areas of the law and public policy. This is why the Center to Protect Free Speech formed…
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Three (Quick!) Lessons for Legislators about Commercial Speech
Proceed with caution when limiting or compelling commercial speech, the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) warns. “Government legislators and regulators should think long and hard before using any speech restraint or…
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ALEC will reel in the political right at its annual meeting in Denver
Lawmakers who lean right—and hope to reinvent government accordingly—have had a friend named ALEC for 44 years. The conservative, pro-free market American Legislative Exchange Council has been an advocate of limited…
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VIDEO: Foreign Aid Explained
“What if I told you that one of the most effective weapons in America’s national security arsenal is also one of its least expensive? In fact, it makes up less…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Representative Mike Nearman is currently serving his second term in the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing the 23rd district. Rep. Nearman is a local Oregonian who attended Jesuit High School in…
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The Williams Report
Budget: Alaska: Alaska Legislature Will Likely quit for the Summer Without a Fiscal Plan, or Even a Capital Budget Connecticut: Malloy Details How He Would Manage the State…
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Pension Obligation Bonds Could Unravel Pension Reform Victory
Issuance of POBs will negate the recent pension reform victory by shifting current pension costs to future taxpayers and gambling the commonwealth’s fiscal health on risky arbitrage.
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Federalism is the answer to political violence
About a month ago, on the way back to Texas after a week hiking in New Mexico, some friends and I stopped at an isolated convenient store to stretch our…
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Without Title II, is the Internet the new ‘Wild West’?
Without government regulation, some have argued, the Internet is like the Wild West. The idea is to paint the Internet and the innovators who provide access to it,…
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Representative Elijah Haahr grew up on a farm in southwest Missouri. He graduated cum laude in 2005 from Missouri Western State University (MWSU) with degrees in history and government &…