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Employment Mandate Preemption Act
The People of the State __ enact: Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “local government labor regulatory limitation act.” Sec. 2. The legislature…
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Model Legislation for Remote Online Notarization
Chapter Remote Online Notary Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this (Chapter): “Appear” or “personally appear” or “in the presence of” means: being in the same physical location as another person…
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China Implements National Security Law that Threatens to Violate Hong Kong’s Sovereignty
The 1989 Chinese, Tiananmen Square protests for greater democratic, educational and economic freedoms became infamous because of the massacre on June 4-5, 1989, when Chinese soldiers opened fire into…
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Lockdowns Accelerate Fiscal Crisis in Illinois
In a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, Doug Cameron discussed how the stringent pandemic lockdown in Illinois has shifted consumer spending in the Quad Cities region across…
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A Way Forward for State Budgets after COVID-19
Most states close their books for fiscal year 2020 this week and continue to look at the uncertainty ahead. Every state but Vermont has some variety of a balanced budget…
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Scores Big in U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, allowing for construction of the pipeline to pass underneath a section of the…
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Social Media Companies’ Bad Week Ends with Executive Order
Social media companies, the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act recently had a roller-coaster week. First, YouTube found it had a China problem. Then, Twitter decided…
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Ordinance Establishing Mobile Food Vendors
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MOBILE FOOD VENDORS: WHEREAS, mobile food vending is a popular and diverse part of local economies across the United States; WHEREAS, [XXX Municipality] desires to support economic development,…
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A Resolution for Government Services to be Compared to Private Sector Services for Federal and State Grant Money
Whereas, federal and state grants are a crucial part of funding for public works and community development infrastructure projects and, Whereas, federal and state grants are used to help defray…
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Central Registry Reform Model Legislation
WHEREAS the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution prohibit governments from depriving individuals of their liberty or property interests without due process of the law; and WHEREAS…
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Statement of Principles to Inform Emergency Management Acts
Section 1. Preamble: WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed flaws in and weaknesses of the emergency management policies in place in many states in the United States; and WHEREAS, one…
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Truth in Taxation Act
As used in this section: (1) “Taxing subdivision” means any political subdivision of the state that levies an ad valorem tax on property. (2) “Revenue neutral rate” means the tax…
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Mobile Food Vendor Freedom Act
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Mobile Food Vendor Freedom Act.” Section 2. Purposes. The Act’s purposes are to: legalize mobile food vending across the…
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Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Re-Empowerment of the States Amendment
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of ____________, the Governor concurring therein: WHEREAS, the people of the United States, through their elected state delegates, established the…
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Resolution Calling on Congress and the President to Protect the States’ Autonomy to Set Their Own Consent Procedures
Whereas, our unique governing system in the United States of America was designed to federate diverse States and people for vital national concerns, while preserving to the American people the…
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Reading Scholarship Act
READING SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS. — Reading scholarship accounts are established to provide educational options for students. —Contingent upon available funds, and on a first-come, first-served basis, each student in grades…
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Expedited Suspension and Legislative Repeal of Harmful Rules Act
Section 1. Nothing in this act grants any authority to the governor, a state agency, commission, board, or any other state actor to impose or increase regulatory burdens on, or…
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Statement of Principles on Policing and Community Engagement
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is strongly committed to expanding opportunity for all, understanding that no individual should feel threatened or be treated differently based on the color of…
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Resolution on Over Criminalization and Pandemics
WHEREAS, epidemics and pandemics threaten public health and well-being, and thus justify expansions of the police power[1] that, in ordinary circumstances, would be intolerable infringements on individual liberty;…
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Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2019: A Snapshot of Pension Liabilities Before COVID-19
Like much of the economy, COVID-19 hit public pension investments like a wrecking ball. Early reports from Moody’s estimated that state public pension plans lost nearly $1 trillion in…