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Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Ordinance
Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Ordinance In accordance with state law [Insert State Code], [Insert Jurisdiction] has been given the power to provide transparency in public-sector collective bargaining. Section…
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An Act Relating to Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Establishing Statewide Standards, Protecting Privacy, and Ensuring Public Safety
Preamble A bill to provide for the operation and regulation of unmanned aircraft systems in this state; to provide for the powers and duties of state and local governmental officers…
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Act to Clarify State Jurisdiction over Public Lands
Model Policy BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF [INSERT STATE]: A. In order to acquire all or any measure of legislative jurisdiction of the kind…
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2016: Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities Near $5.6 Trillion
State public pension plans are now underfunded by nearly $5.6 trillion – an increase of almost $900 billion from State Budget Solutions’ (SBS) last comprehensive report in 2014.
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Michigan Leads on Giving Choice to Public Employees
For far too long, supporting workers has been interpreted as synonymous with supporting labor unions. Labor unions are happy to keep this conflation alive, but the changing nature of…
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Energy Policy Platform: The Republicans
When the Republican National Committee finalized its 2016 Party Platform in July, they divided the document into six separate sections. One of those sections – perhaps indicative of just…
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Public Employees Deserve Choice, So Do Public Employee Unions
On June 28, 2016 dashed were many hopes to liberate public employees from being forced to contribute to political causes with which they disagreed. The Supreme Court decided not…
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Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence to Speak at ALEC 43rd Annual Meeting Today
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Indiana Governor Mike Pence will speak Friday, July 29th at the 12:30 PM–2:00 PM plenary lunch session of the 43rd American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual Meeting.
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Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence to Speak at ALEC 43rd Annual Meeting on Friday
Indianapolis, Indiana (July 26, 2016)—Thousands of state legislators, business leaders, policy experts and citizen groups will meet in Indianapolis July 27-29 for the 43rd American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual…
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House Republicans Release Alternative to Obamacare
Considering each of these free-market reforms are critical as we seek solutions that will reverse the trend of increasing insurance premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs largely caused by the one-size-fits-all top-down regulatory requirements of Obamacare.
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Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act
Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This legislature finds and declares that: By bargaining over the allocation of…
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Oklahoma State Representative Lisa Billy, Chair of the ALEC Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, Delivers Weekly Republican Address
On Saturday, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan hosted Oklahoma state Representative Lisa Johnson Billy, the Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, to deliver the weekly Republican address from Congress. In addition to…
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The 10 Most Compelling Women in Washington Now – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair, House Republican Conference
Congratulations to Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House Republican Conference, alumna and supporter of the American Legislative Exchange Council and one of Elle Magazine’s “10…
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act
Government transparency is absolutely critical for government accountability. The government that works best is the government that is accountable to the people. But, there can only be accountability when the…
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Transfer of Public Lands Is Becoming the Issue du Jour among Presidential Candidates
During the first weeks of the 2016 presidential primary season, presidential hopefuls are offering their views on the topic of transfer of public lands (TPL) giving the issue a higher…
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Catastrophic Wildfire and Public Nuisance Amendments
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of [INSERT STATE]: (1) “Catastrophic public nuisance” means a condition on state or federal land where natural resources and biota have…
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Public Reporting
The American Legislative Exchange Council is committed to transparency and proactively shares its tax documents with the public. Form 990 is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s designation for the tax…
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Media and Public Affairs
The American Legislative Exchange Council advances limited government, free markets, and federalism discussions in the states through a nonpartisan, public-private partnership of state legislators and stakeholders. Please direct media inquires…
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Kasich Signs Ohio Bill Designed to Strengthen Public Charter School Accountability
On November 1, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 2, a measure intended to significantly strengthen the state’s charter school laws. This bill overwhelmingly passed the Ohio…
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NAEP Scores Disappoint: American Public Education’s Expensive Regress
Students have become less proficient in math and reading, according to government data recently released. For the first time in 25 years, fourth-grade math and reading scores along with eighth-grade…