CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC

• Coalition of Pro-Trump Doctors Will Defend the President’s COVID-19 Blunders

  By Alex Kotch | May 19th, 2020 at 6:25 PM (CDT)

  Right-wing activists are helping the Trump campaign put together a coalition of doctors that Trump can use to cover for his COVID-19 decisions.

• Groups Call on ALEC’s Corporate Funders to Cut Ties Over Its Coronavirus Lobbying Efforts

  By ExposedByCMD Editors | May 18th, 2020 at 4:44 PM (CDT)

  CMD joins Common Cause and 71 other groups calling on companies to stop funding ALEC due to its leading role in the right-wing campaign to protest COVID-19 public safety measures and reopen the economy despite warnings from public health officials.

• ALEC Holds Tutorial with Republican’s “Chief Authority on Redistricting” Amidst Pandemic

  By David Armiak | May 14th, 2020 at 3:03 PM (CDT)

  American Legislative Exchange Council which claims to be a "nonpartisan" charitable group, connects Republican legislators with Fair Lines America, the GOP's leading group for opposing voter-enacted redistricting reforms and crafting the party's 2020 redistricting strategy.

• ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19

  By David Armiak and Alex Kotch | April 30th, 2020 at 3:16 PM (CDT)

  Documents obtained by CMD show the extent of the corporate lobby group’s role in pressuring the states to force a rapid reopening of the economy despite strong public resistance and health concerns.