CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC

• Red States Are Suddenly Cracking Down on Squatters — Despite No Evidence of a Crisis

  By Matthew Cunningham-Cook | August 11th, 2025 at 4:10 PM (CDT)

  The legislative assault on housing-insecure Americans is being pushed by the corporation-friendly American Legislative Exchange Council.

• Prominent Right-Wing Groups Bankroll the Guru Behind the Texas Gerrymander

  By David Armiak | August 7th, 2025 at 11:07 AM (CDT)

  Major right-wing funders bankroll the GOP gerrymandering guru responsible for engineering new Texas maps to lock up MAGA control of the U.S. House of Representatives, an examination of tax filings by the Center for Media and Democracy shows.

• Who Funds ALEC?

  By David Armiak | July 18th, 2025 at 9:41 AM (CDT)

  ALEC’s largest identifiable funder is the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation, which funneled $3.6 million into its coffers between 2019 and 2024. Some of the funds were used to bankroll ALEC CARE, the pay-to-play group’s controversial voter management campaign software.

• ALEC Brings Voter Suppression Activities Out of the Dark and Coddles Fossil Fuel Industry at This Week’s Annual Meeting

  By David Armiak | July 17th, 2025 at 9:24 AM (CDT)

  The American Legislative Exchange Council is bringing together state lawmakers, corporate lobbyists, MAGA followers, and right-wing operatives and funders at the four-star JW Marriott Indianapolis this week for its annual meeting, where once again it will strategize about how to further suppress the vote, prop up the fossil fuel industry, push Trump’s priorities, and more.