Part of an emerging national trend, the Wisconsin Senate voted along party lines to approve a bill that would prohibit local communities from issuing their own rules on plastic bags and other containers.
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Cashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015
ALEC continues to push a corporate-driven school privatization agenda through legislatures across the country.
Koch-ALEC Right to Work Power Play Exposed in a Small Illinois Village
How did an ALEC anti-union “model bill” end up in a small town in Illinois?
Ford Becomes Latest Major Corporation to Dump ALEC
Ford responded to consumer concern over its membership in ALEC.
Corporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
Corporate interests are taking aim at local government.
Koch-Fueled Playbook against Working Families Exposed by CMD
“Wages in RTW states are 3.1 percent lower than those in non-RTW states. . . This translates into RTW being associated with $1,558 lower annual wages for a typical full-time, full-year worker.”
Reporters’ Guide on the Koch Right to Work Playbook
West Virginia is the latest front in a national battle to undermine worker rights bankrolled by the billionaire Koch brothers.
CMD Submits Evidence of ExxonMobil Funding ALEC’s Climate Change Denial to California Attorney General
Yep, it’s true, #ExxonKnew. ExxonMobil has promoted climate change denial as a major funder of ALEC.
Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap
U.S Justice Samuel Alito has been scouring the land looking for a case to make his mark on history. Now, he has found one.
Koch Self-Interest in Criminal Justice Reform, Exposed
The Koch brothers have received positive press for supporting criminal justice reform, but the evidence shows that, in part, they are in it for themselves.