The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
ALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
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Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure, according to an analysis of its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.... Continue Reading...
Dispatches From the COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
Since 2014, I have attended every COP, always yearning for something — for anything — that provides real, concrete actions to effectively deal with this terrible triple threat. Lo and behold, my first interviewee this year stunned me by being well on his way to delivering a legitimate real-world solution for all three of these core issues.... Continue Reading...
GOP Resurrects Congressional Pushback on ESG Investing
On October 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA), a doctor who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments.... Continue Reading...
ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
This past legislative session, at least 15 “grid reliability” and “grid stability” bills based on ALEC model policies were introduced in statehouses across the country.... Continue Reading...
