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3: The FORUM Act w/ UT Rep. Kim Coleman Mar 26, 2019

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Utah House Representative Kim Coleman joins ALEC Director Shelby Emmett to discuss the best practices a state legislator can focus on to get campus free speech right in their state. This is hugely important for college students.

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2: Executive Order on Campus Free Speech w/ OK Rep. Mark Lepak Mar 22, 2019

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President Trump invited Oklahoma Representative Mark Lepak to the White House to be there for the signing of his executive order on March 20th. The order deals with campus free speech, a growing issue in America today.

Rep. Lepak sits down and explains his perspective with the ALEC Director of the Center to Protect Free Speech Shelby Emmett and the Alliance Defending Freedom Director of the Center for Academic Freedom Tyson Langhofer.

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1: State Legislative Blockchain w/ Chet Love Mar 16, 2019

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What is a “distributed ledger technology?” Well you will probably better recognize the term “Blockchain,” which is a type of distributed ledger technology. The ALEC Director of the Communications and Technology Task Force Jonathon Hauenschild sits down with Chet Love from the Cornerstone Group to flesh out what state legislators need to know about this emerging technology.

Check out the ALEC resolution that’s discussed: https://www.alec.org/model-policy/resolution-supporting-innovative-technologies-to-strengthen-states-and-local-communities-by-enabling-statewide-use-of-distributed-ledger-technology/

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