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More headliners on the way for ALEC’s Denver gathering
The Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke will join the speakers’ dais in Denver at next week’s annual meeting of the …
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ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week
Representative Kim Coleman was born in New Orleans and spent her early childhood years in Louisiana and Texas. Before entering politics, Rep. Coleman was involved in business. She received undergraduate…
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Iowa legislators should shatter stereotypes, fix broken tax code
In today’s fractured political climate, the charges are typical: the left says “Republicans care only about tax cuts for the wealthy” and the right calls Democrats “tax and spend liberals.”…
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Avik Roy
Avik Roy is the President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP.org), a non-partisan, non-profit think tank that deploys the tools of individual liberty, free enterprise, and technological…
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Grace-Marie Turner
Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform. She…
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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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