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Forum Non Conveniens Act
Relating to the lawsuits arising outside or brought by persons who reside outside of [InsertState]. Section 1. {Forum Non Conveniens} (A) With respect to a plaintiff who…
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Student Futures Program Act
Model Policy Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Student Futures Program” Section 2. Definitions. (A) “Education provider” means: (1) {insert state} institution of higher education…
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Requiring Legislative Approval for Medicaid Expansion Act
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Requiring Legislative Approval for Medicaid Expansion Act.” Section 2. Legislative Approval Requirement. On and after the effective date of this Act,…
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Legislator of the Week: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey
This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey. Senator Kelsey represents District 31 including Cordova, East Memphis, and Germantown. He is chairman of the Senate Judiciary…
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White House Hosts Summit on Prison Reform
On May 18th, the White House hosted a Prison Reform Summit. During the summit, both President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence spoke about the importance of prisoner reentry. The…
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Democrats Hope to Restore Heavy-Handed Internet Regulations Through Senate Vote
The United States Senate voted today on a controversial measure designed to apply antiquated telecommunications regulations back on the internet. Democrats in Congress introduced a resolution under the Congressional Review…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Law that Prevented Gambling On Sports
States now have the authority to legalize sports gambling. The United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA) on 10th Amendment and anti-commandeering…
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Lessons from GDPR: Regulations Harm Consumers by Reducing Options
Government attitudes toward technology are changing. A number of legislators, from both the right and left, want to find ways to regulate the sector. This is especially true regarding online…
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Legislator of the Week: South Dakota State Representative Michael Clark
This week, ALEC and Freedomworks introduce South Dakota State Representative Michael Clark. Rep. Clark represents District 9 which includes Humboldt, Crooks, Hartford, Wall Lake, and a portion of North…
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Modernization of the North America Free Trade Agreement
May 9, 2018 The Honorable Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Subject: Modernization of the North America Free Trade Agreement…
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Welcome News from the Department of the Interior about Federal Lands – But Wouldn’t It Be Easier to Leave It to the States?
The U.S. Department of Interior has made announcements in the past month that while positive, underscore why transferring select portions of the vast tracts of federal land in the American…
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A House Divided: A Revisiting the Arab Spring in Libya
After the hope and excitement for democracy in the Middle East in 2011, the only successful transfer of power from autocracy to democracy is in Tunisia. Its next door neighbor…
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Judicial Overreach and Rewriting the Rules in the Middle of the Game in Pennsylvania
Growing up in Pennsylvania one of my fondest wishes was for a Pennsylvania Super Bowl pitting the Steelers and the Eagles against each other in a West-East winner-take-all match that…
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Mexico’s Upcoming Presidential Election and Potential Implications for NAFTA
Mexico’s political history until the middle of the 1990s was dominated by elections that were won almost exclusively by a single party – the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party). In 1994,…
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“Draining the Swamp” in States’ Backyards Starts with Grant Reform
The passage of the country’s second-largest spending bill promises a windfall of federal money to states and localities. In many cases, this money will enable the state to address pressing…
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Everything Old Is New Again
Last week, the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) released an open letter to the President and Congress that was signed by more than 1,100 economists. The document underscores the economic achievements…
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Sugar Subsidies: A Bitter Pill for the States to Swallow
America’s sugar policy is an 18th-century relic that, like many policies developed more than 200 years ago, is desperately in need of reform. The United States is one of the…