The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups: Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Institute.
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ALEC States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville, Tennessee December 6-8
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ALEC Corporate Members Lay Off Over 12,000 Workers in 2017
Pharma leads the way.
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Fake News Machine Ready to Defend Trump White House Against Robert Mueller
Fake news has been weaponized as never before.
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Jeff Sessions’ Incredible Shrinking Russia Denial
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