ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.
Education
When Voters Vote, Vouchers Lose
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska rejected efforts by right-wing school privateers to support and expand school vouchers in their states.
DonorsTrust Injected More Than $150 Million in Untraceable Cash Into Right-Wing Groups in 2023
DonorsTrust — the donor conduit favored by the Koch political network — funneled over $152.5 million to MAGA groups, right-wing national and state think tanks and litigation centers, hate groups, youth groups, and more in 2023, according to an analysis of its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Project 2025 Architects Weaponize State Superintendents in Culture War
Hundreds of pages of materials obtained and reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy demonstrate how Heritage has weaponized state superintendents to ramp up culture war divides, move education policy to the Right, and promote the privatization of schools.
ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in Denver
American Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more.
The Right-Wing Network Manufacturing the War Against Higher Education
A recent white paper by Isaac Kamola, director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details the ongoing culture-war backlash against higher education in America, largely in response to the grassroots activism of Black Lives Matter in 2020 and increasing LGBTQ+ visibility.
Extreme Right State Freedom Caucuses Create Big Headaches for Republicans
State freedom caucuses represent an extreme Right faction of the already MAGA-dominated Republican Party that uses procedural measures in state legislatures to advance their culture war agenda.
The Big Money Behind Chris Rufo’s Right-Wing Agitating
“I ❤️ billionaires,” the far-right activist said.
Wisconsin Right-Wing Litigation Center Grooms School Board Members
The Bradley Foundation’s “MVP” is positioning itself to be the ALEC of school boards.
Koch Injected Nearly $500 Million into Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Between 2018 and 2022
Nonprofits controlled by Charles Koch funneled $458.7 million to 338 higher education beneficiaries between 2018 and 2022, according to a Center for Media and Democracy analysis of IRS filings by the donor conduits.