…the Balance of Government. Of course, the billionaire receives a lot more from ALEC than awards, as CMD President Lisa Graves noted in The Nation. “Of all the Kochs’ investments…
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ALEC Brings Voter Suppression Activities Out of the Dark and Coddles Fossil Fuel Industry at This Week’s Annual Meeting
…Seriousness of The National Debt and Its Threat to National Security up for debate this week would officially recognize the federal debt as a threat to national security and urge…
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Colorado Governor’s Veto of Pro-Labor Bill Sets the Stage for More Labor Fights on the Ballot in 2026
…nation, this has resulted in union membership levels in Colorado that are nearly as low as those in “right to work” states. Twenty-seven states have right to work laws that…
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Bells Ring Across the Country to Warn Against Attacks on Freedom
…area church bells to sound the alarm. The inaugural Let Freedom Ring! event, organized by the Center for Media and Democracy in collaboration with the National Council of Churches and…
Bells at the Riverside Church in New York City during the Let Freedom Ring! inaugural event.
Koch’s Las Vegas Investment Is Now Fully Unionized
…the Culinary Workers were organizing the employees of the Las Vegas Fontainebleau, across the nation Koch-funded groups continued their assault on workers’ rights. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the…
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The Right’s Vision of a Constitutional Convention Would Sideline Voters and Spark a Constitutional Crisis
…have a significant impact on its outcome. Absent prior resolution of these questions, the nation could face the prospect of a convention whose legitimacy is rejected by much of the…
In a North Dakota Courtroom, the Battle for Standing Rock Continues
…and you’ll understand why. There’s a picture of Mandan town employees appreciatively holding up a giant check representing Energy Transfer’s $3 million donation to upgrade the town’s library and other…
Water Protectors march down sacred ground on the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, on October 16, 2016. (Rob Wilson Photography)
GOP and Koch Groups Want to Slash Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts
…implementation data from Arkansas suggests that these requirements were confusing to enrollees and result in substantial coverage loss, including among eligible individuals.” A work requirement for the entire nation could…
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ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States
…complementary right-wing political agenda at the state level that is just as calculated and well-funded as its national counterpart. Its Essential Policy Solutions paints a stark picture of the right-wing…
Progressive groups gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC in October 2023 to protest ALEC's 50th anniversary celebrations. Credit: Juliana Broad
ALEC Member Strikes a Blow Against Rule Requiring Union Labor on Federal Construction Projects
…included in his initial round of reversals. ALEC’s Long Opposition to Project Labor Agreements Anti-labor organizations, including the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, have long opposed project labor…
The Grand Coulee Dam, on Washington State's Columbia River, was one of the earliest publicly funded projects that used project labor agreements. Source: Library of Congress