Three states voted to rescind convention resolutions this session.
Koch Convention to Rewrite Constitution Runs Into Roadblocks
By Arn Pearson | at
ALEC
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Front Groups of Discredited PR Spin Doctor Richard Berman
By Mary Bottari | at
“Richard Berman is a go-to hire for corporate bullies.”
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Attacks on Unions
By Mary Bottari | at
Documents examined by CMD expose a national effort by the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation to defund and dismantle unions, the most significant force for higher wages and better working conditions in America.
Weaponized Philanthropy: Document Trove Details Bradley Foundation’s Efforts to Build Right-Wing “Infrastructure” Nationwide
By Mary Bottari | at
An $835 million “charitable foundation” stacks the deck in favor of the Republican Party.
Constitution Interrupted
By Chris Taylor | at
ALEC, their funders and partners, are leading the effort to amend the U.S. Constitution to kneecap the federal government.
Wisconsin Lawmaker Echoes ALEC’s Call for a Constitutional Convention
By Richard Eskow | at
Donald Trump is no George Washington. The risks of a “runaway” constitutional convention led Idaho GOP legislators to vote it down.
Pruitt Emails Show Close Ties to the Koch-Funded ALEC
By David Armiak | at
Emails reveal close ties between former Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt, ALEC and the Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity Group.
John Humphries: Schooled by Team Walker, Betsy DeVos and ALEC
By Mary Bottari | at
John Humphries has undergone a remarkable political transformation.
ALEC Embraces Trumpism
By Mary Bottari | at
Love is in the air as the American Legislative Exchange Council embraces the Trump presidency.
Don’t Let Them Smear Us as “Fake News”
By Lisa Graves | at
Last night, ALEC posted an op-ed trying to smear CMD as “fake news,” a bogus attack from the Koch-backed corporate bill mill.