CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC

• Koch-Funded Groups Back Anti-Union Bills in the States, Oppose Pro-Union Legislation in Congress

  By Don Wiener and David Armiak | February 24th, 2021 at 7:49 AM (CST)

  Anti-union forces are on the offensive again in the states, but are playing defense this year at the federal level.

• Parler Is Now in the Hands of a Right-Wing Activist Seeking a Radical Rewrite of the Constitution

  By Alex Kotch | February 15th, 2021 at 2:54 PM (CST)

  Mark Meckler, an ally of the Mercer family who co-founded the Tea Party Patriots and runs Convention of States Action, is one of two people currently in charge of the far-right social media app Parler.

• Charles Koch’s “Uniter” Rebrand Strains Credulity After Funding Congressional Coup Supporters

  By Alex Kotch | February 11th, 2021 at 9:12 AM (CST)

  The billionaire fossil fuel executive and GOP megadonor has spent his entire adult life financing partisan politics, right-wing think tanks, and ideological education programs. At 85, that's unlikely to change.

• ALEC Gives Lawmakers Free Data Program Run by Republican Operatives

  By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | February 8th, 2021 at 7:32 AM (CST)

  The tax-exempt corporate bill mill’s gift of sophisticated voter software to its almost exclusively Republican legislative members may run afoul of federal and state laws.