CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC

• DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018

  By David Armiak | December 23rd, 2019 at 5:14 PM (CST)

  The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.

• ALEC’s Washington State Chair Engaged in Domestic Terrorism, Report Concludes

  By David Armiak | December 20th, 2019 at 5:26 PM (CST)

  ALEC quietly removes Rep. Matt Shea from its leadership list on its website, but has yet to denounce his violent white nationalist views.

• ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill

  By Don Wiener | December 10th, 2019 at 10:49 AM (CST)

  The legislation, SB 33, is modeled after an ALEC proposal, and its corporate backers are big contributors to the Republican party and legislators in Ohio.

• Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Makes Unscheduled Appearance at ALEC Conference in Arizona to Promote Costly School Voucher Program

  By David Armiak | December 6th, 2019 at 1:46 PM (CST)

  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos held a roundtable on "education freedom" with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) yesterday at the ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit to promote her controversial and costly Education Freedom Scholarships proposal.