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   We are looking for well developed articles in which you share your insights or opinion about the origin or reasons behind, or impact of legislation and thought provoking essays on current bills or a series of bills.

  

   Primarily we want you to participate in the legislative process by weighing in.

   What we don't want is rampant opinionating or raging for or against a bill and in particular for or against a legislator, political party or the President. That we can get that anywhere.

1. You must query first. How quickly we get back to you depends on the timeliness of the piece. Final submission will be by e-mail. (Deadlines will be established soon.)

WORD COUNT

2.  Anecdotal stories that show the impact of legislation should be 500 to 1,000 words.

3.  Opinion articles should be limited to 1,500 words.

4.  Essays / Opinions should be no longer than 1,000 words.

{ As is often said, "Less is more." }

WHO ARE YOU

5.  Provide a short bio telling your status or position with an organization or institution, your status as a writer and / or why you have a special interest in the subject of your article.

6.  Mention if you have a digital photo relevant to the article and be prepared to send a digital headshot of yourself if you have one. Don't send photos until we ask!

PAYMENT AND OWNERSHIP RIGHTS

7.   For the time being we have no plans to pay for your writing products that we publish. That will change but not in the immediate future. Should we publish your piece it will be on these terms:

1. We take first publishing rights and they apply to any country in which the piece is viewed.

2.  Reprints we can use must come from the author with full demonstration that we will not break any copyright laws or other ownership agreements if we publish it. (Contact e-mail or phone number for previous publication.) Rights for reprints are the same as rights for original pieces.

3.  We can continue to post your piece in our archives and we can refer to it or republish it, in whole or in part, in more current editions or special edition publications we might develop from time to time.

4.  You always own the article, we just use it.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Editor