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States Make Game of Looting Video Games
Some might recall searching for “pirate treasure” in their youth, hoping to come across an abandoned gold mine brimming with wealth, or even finding a path to candy land. Some…
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Supreme Court Preserves Lawsuit Alternatives
On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of businesses that use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) when resolving wage and labor disputes with employees. The case,…
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Legislator of the Week: Ohio Representative Bill Seitz
Legislator of the Week Ohio Representative Bill Seitz This Week, ALEC and Freedom Works introduce Ohio Representative Bill Seitz. Rep. Seitz represents the greater Cincinnati area and currently…
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Are Drivers Getting a Good Deal for Gas Taxes?
Are American drivers getting a good deal on roads for what they pay in gas taxes? Most would struggle to answer the question since doing so would first require them…
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Legislator of the Week: Arizona Representative Vince Leach
This Week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Arizona Representative Vince Leach. Representative Leach’s experience ranges from work on the school board all the way up to County Government, the State…
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Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known as the Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} (A) Funded Ratio. The…
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Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as “The Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act of 20XX.” Section 2. {Definitions} For the…
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Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2012”. Section…
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Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures
Model Policy Section 1 {Commission created; purpose; composition; compensation and expenses; office space} There is hereby created the Joint Commission on Reduction of Nonessential State Expenditures in the legislative branch…
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A Resolution on Network Neutrality
WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, and WHEREAS, ALEC recognizes…
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Legislator of the Week: Nebraska State Senator Jim Smith
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Nebraska State Senator Jim Smith. Senator Smith was elected in 2010 to represent the 14th Nebraska legislative district. He is the chairman…
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Legislator of the Week: Representative Jason Saine
Rep. Jason Saine Leg of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce North Carolina Representative Jason Saine. Representative Saine is the 2018 ALEC National Chair and is part…
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Representative Seth Grove: Legislator of the Week and Year
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week: Seth Grove This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks are proud to introduce Pennsylvania State Representative Seth Grove. Representative Grove is not only this week’s…
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Create – The Ideal Title for the Sixth Edition of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center or GIPC just released the sixth edition of the International IP Index. Aptly titled “Create,” five new countries…
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ALEC Signs on To Support Alabama’s Juvenile Justice Task Force Recommendations
On Thursday, January 25, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) along with eight other coalition partners signed on to a letter in support of the…
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State Legislator of the Week: Honoring Blue-Collar Roots and Protecting Taxpayers
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Pennsylvania State Representative Ryan Warner. Representative Warner brings his blue-collar roots and rural heritage to the…
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Leading the Fight for Tax Cuts in Maryland
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce Senator Gail Bates from Maryland’s 9th district. Gail’s careers as a teacher and tax supervisor motivate her…
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Trump Administration Holds Listening Session on Prisoner Reentry
On January 11, Trump administration officials heard from various conservative organizations about why they support reentry policy. Under the umbrella of Jared Kushner’s Office of American Innovation, administration officials met…
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Proactivity and Partnerships: The Keys to Defending Free Speech
“It’s very important to educate everybody because the free speech problem in this country isn’t just liberal students, it’s not just students generally, it’s the entire country. We have to understand that this is a cultural problem, not a party problem,” Emmett added.
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ALEC Recognizes its Stars
The American Legislative Exchange Council held its Annual Awards Dinner on December 7th in Nashville during the States and Nation Policy Summit. And the winners are… Legislator of the Year:…