CMD NEWS ABOUT ALEC

• DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022

  By David Armiak | November 17th, 2023 at 2:26 PM (CST)

  To hide their identities from public scrutiny, megadonors used the Koch political network’s favorite conduit, DonorsTrust, to funnel $134 million to groups promoting the Right’s culture wars and spreading climate misinformation, Trump’s big lie, and hate, as indicated in IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

• ALEC’s Stand Your Ground Laws Have Created a Deadly Culture of Shoot-First Vigilantism

  By Juliana Broad and Alice Herman | October 26th, 2023 at 12:44 PM (CDT)

  In early October, a Florida state senator introduced legislation to repeal the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law allowing individuals to use deadly force in self-defense outside their homes. Florida was the first state to enact such a measure, and in the 18 years since its passage, studies have shown that more Floridians are dying because of it.

• Lawmakers à la Carte: How ALEC Sells Access to State Legislators

  By Juliana Broad | October 18th, 2023 at 8:09 AM (CDT)

  It’s no secret that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) offers its corporate sponsors a variety of options for buying access to state lawmakers. Now, new documents reveal just how much — or little — it costs.

• Progressive Groups Protest ALEC’s “50 Years of Harm”

  By Juliana Broad | October 5th, 2023 at 3:15 PM (CDT)

  A coalition of progressive groups gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery yesterday to protest the 50th anniversary celebrations of the American Legislative Exchange Council and draw attention to its “#50YearsofHarm.”