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Testimony before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics on AB 530, a bill requiring social media terms of service transparency and providing a private cause of action against social media websites
Publication -Testimony -James Taylor testifies before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics on legislation regarding accountability for big tech companies. -
Research & Commentary: Texas Senate Passes Big Tech Censorship Bill
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Texas that would thwart big tech censorship. -
Testimony Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee on Senate Bill 24 in Reference to Using the Size and Leverage of Texas to Preserve Free Speech on Social Media Sites
Publication -Testimony -State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore Testifies Before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Regarding Senate Bill 24 on Big Tech Censorship -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Senate Considering Big Tech Censorship Bill
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Pennsylvania that would allow citizens a private cause of action if they have been censored, or deplatformed from social media websites for political speech. -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Joins States Challenging Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines an Assembly Bill in New Jersey that would give citizens a private cause of action in court if they have been censored for political or religious speech. -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Senate Confronting Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Louisiana that would allow Louisiana constitutes a private cause of action if they have been censored by Big Tech for political speech. -
Research & Commentary: Maine House Considering Bill to Thwart Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in Maine that would allow citizens a private cause of action if their political speech has been unjustly censored on big tech platforms. -
Research & Commentary: Texas Bill Would Protect Free Speech from Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Texas that would challenge big tech censorship using state governmental entities and their investments. -
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on Senate Bill 1158 Relating to State Contracts with and Investments in Social Media Companies That Censor Political Speech
Publication -Testimony -State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore Testifies Before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on Senate Bill 1158 Relating to Censorship on Social Media Platforms -
Research & Commentary: Wyoming Introduces Legislation Challenging Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate File in Wyoming that would challenge big tech censorship. -
Testimony before the Wyoming Joint Committee on Judiciary on SF 100, prohibiting viewpoint discrimination by interactive social media websites and providing a private cause of action
Publication -Testimony -Government Relations Director Cameron Sholty's Testimony Before the Wyoming Joint Committee on Judiciary regarding big tech legislation. -
Testimony Before the Wyoming Senate Committee on Judiciary on Senate File 100, prohibiting viewpoint discrimination by certain interactive social media websites
Publication -The Leaflet -Government Relations Director Cameron Sholty's Testimony Before the Wyoming Senate Committee on Judiciary Regarding Big Tech Censorship. -
Six Principles for State Legislators Seeking to Protect Free Speech on Social Media Platforms
Publication -Legislative Principles -Political free speech in the United States is under attack. Tech media giants who own and control virtually all social media platforms available to Americans are working together to silence groups with whom they do not agree. -
Research & Commentary: Florida on Verge of Universal Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the Florida House of Representatives would convert the state’s Family Empowerment Scholarship voucher program into a universal education savings account (ESA) program open to all Sunshine State families. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for eligible children at private and parochial schools, as well as tutoring services, transportation costs, textbooks, supplemental course […] -
Policy Tip Sheet: Don’t Wait for Congress, States Should Pursue Medicaid Waivers Now
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines Medicaid waivers and argues states should be proactive and not wait for Congress to pursue Medicaid reform. -
Research & Commentary: Now Is the Time for States to Pursue Medicaid Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans argues that state legislators should take advantage of the Medicaid waiver process and move to reform their Medicaid programs. -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Would Give Terminally Ill in Rhode Island Access to Life-Saving Treatments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Lindsey Stroud examines a proposal in Rhode Island to give terminally ill patients access to experimental medications. -
Research & Commentary: New Mexico Right-To-Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In both 1979 and 1981, the New Mexico Legislature passed right-to-work laws, but both bills were vetoed by then-Gov. Bruce King (D). -
Research & Commentary: New Mexico Right-To-Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In both 1979 and 1981, the New Mexico Legislature passed right-to-work laws, but both bills were vetoed by then-Gov. Bruce King (D).
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