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More Opportunities for Special-Needs Students in Oklahoma
By: Melissa Sullivan Phylicia is seemingly a normal teenager at Oklahoma’s Town & Country School: she interacts with other students, participates in class, and, as…
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White House Report Shows U.S. Making Real Broadband Progress
By Jon Anzur The past four years marked a period of growth in the digital economy and broadband infrastructure, access, and speed. According to a recent White House report…
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American Legislative Exchange Council Transparency and Public Engagement
The American Legislative Exchange Council is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization, comprised of nearly one-third of the country’s state legislators. The Council provides a unique opportunity for state lawmakers,…
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Lessons Learned from Our Neighbors to the North
Insights on Alberta from an Oil Sands Academy Participant By The Honorable AJ Griffin, OK (SD-20) Have you ever had a neighbor who lived close to you, but about whom…
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Governor Mary Fallin to Address Legislators from Across the United States
Governor Mary Fallin to Address Legislators from Across the United States American Legislative Exchange Council Spring Meeting brings together hundreds of state legislators in Oklahoma City May 2-3…
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Comments of support for the Keystone XL Pipeline needed by Monday, April 22, 2013
The U.S. Department of State will accept comments through Monday, April 22, 2013 on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL Project. Comments of support for…
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New Report Reveals Ties Between School Choice Policies and Student Achievement
New Report Reveals Ties Between School Choice Policies and Student Achievement Report ranks states comparing state education policies to NAEP data Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2013)—State-based school choice…
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Civic Literacy Act
Section 1. {Title.} The Civic Literacy Act. Section 2. {Findings.} The legislature finds and declares that: (A) The adoption of the Declaration…
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School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act
School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act Summary For the purpose of transparency, this legislation requires school district boards of education to provide copies of all collective bargaining agreements…
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Innovation Schools and School Districts Act
The Innovation Schools and School Districts Act Section 1. {Title.} The Innovation Schools and School Districts Act Section 2. {Legislative Declaration.} (A) The Legislature hereby finds that:…
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Legislative leader of liberal group smears ALEC | The Iowa Republican
By: Jeff Patch DES MOINES—Iowans should be outraged that an out-of-state group that doesn’t disclose its donors and aims to influence policy exists to bend the ears of state lawmakers,…
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If Broadband Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix it With Overbuilding
By John Stephenson The old adage that goes “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” appears to be giving way to “if it ain’t broke, build two (or more) of…
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Sequestration: Putting Our States and Nation at Risk
By Karla Jones No organization is more committed to limited government, lower taxes and balancing the federal budget than the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). We have long championed fiscal…
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Governor Patrick’s Tax and Spend Vision for Massachusetts
In a recent budget proposal that exemplifies the “tax and spend” approach to policymaking, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has requested a 1 percentage point hike in the state’s income…
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PPACA on Campus: Professors and Students Lose Out
Evidence of the unintended consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continue to abound. This time, adjunct professors—a group comprising an estimated 70% of university faculty in…
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Government Services Competition Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Services Competition Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} An Act relating to activities in competition with…
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Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent…
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Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation
Model Resolution WHEREAS, under current federal law, employees are prohibited from rolling over retirement benefits from 457 deferred compensation plans into other qualified retirement accounts like 401(k) plans and 401plans;…
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Independent Revenue Forecasting Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Independent Revenue Forecasting Act. Section…
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Taxpayer Transparency Act
Section 1. {Intent} The Legislature finds that taxpayers should be able to easily access the details on how the state is spending their tax dollars and what performance results are…