The Right to Repair movement has one of the best names in the political advocacy business. Americans love their rights, and a right to repair things you have purchased sounds like a great idea. However, it just makes the job...

  Minnesota's $1 Billion Paid Leave Tax is a new bill that Minnesota is pushing for the most extreme paid leave mandate in the country (HF2/SF2) and ESA members like you need to way in! This mandate would require all...

Times are changing. I am Jake Braunger, ESA’s new VP of Advocacy and Public Affairs. I joined ESA after having worked for several years with NFIB’s advocacy team. Prior to my time there I served in many political campaign roles...

ESA is pleased to announce its new VP of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Jake Braunger. With prior experience on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Advocacy Team and many political campaigns throughout the country, Jake is eager to advocate...

There are few jobs as challenging and rewarding as leading a public safety agency and keeping a community safe from crime. When law enforcement leaders look at the issue of managing calls for service from the electronic security industry, they...

The legislative sessions for most states are completed for 2022 and politicians are already preparing for their respective elections. While we cannot predict the outcomes of those state and federal elections, we can have some assurance on the type of...

The mid-term elections are often difficult for the party in power at the White House, and it is likely this will be the case in November 2022. But pundits would have us think this time will be different. The Democratic...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from August.   Federal Legislative Report – August 2022 Congress is generally concerned with going on recess and working in their districts as they...

For several years now ESA has collaborated on a number of key legislative issues with a consortium of connected technology associations and companies. This collaboration included issues we previously highlighted such as the proposed ordinance in Houston that would have...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from July.   Federal Legislative Report – July 2022 The centerpiece legislation passed by Congress in July may have future impact on emerging technology...