…and its sister group, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). NCLA is part of this fight. It is representing right-wing media company FDRLST Media, LLC, which runs The Federalist, in…
ALEC Circulates Sign-On Letter Urging “Swift Confirmation” of Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
The American Legislatives Exchange Council (ALEC) is gathering signatures from its legislative members urging U.S. Senators to confirm Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Amy…
Trump Megadonors, Freedom Caucus, and CEOs Bankroll QAnon-Supporting, Extremist Candidates
…$47,000 worth of independent expenditures backing Greene and over $57,000 supporting Boebert. Fifteen out of the 37 Freedom Caucus members are alumni of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a…
More Than 100 Funders of State Policy Network Revealed
…Exchange Council (ALEC), an industry-funded lobby group that brings together legislators and corporate lobbyists behind closed doors to set state legislative agendas. The group has doubled its annual revenue in…
An All-Out Assault: GOP-Aligned Groups Attack Voting Rights From All Angles
…a secret working group of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that is focused on redistricting and election law. ALEC, a pay-to-play network of corporate lobbyists and state lawmakers who…
Right-Wing Groups Push Fraud Narrative to Undermine COVID-19 Vote-by-Mail Measures
…to that webinar is published at the bottom of the SPN blog post. SPN’s sister organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a pay-to-play operation where legislators and corporate lobbyists…
Corporate Lobby Group Attacks Teachers’ Unions in Call for Schools to Reopen Despite COVID-19 Risks
…member. ALEC, a pay-to-play network that brings corporate lobbyists and state legislators together to write model legislation, has worked to privatize school districts in the states. ALEC recently produced a…
ALEC and GOP Push Corporate Immunity From COVID-19 Workplace Illnesses and Deaths
…policy issues. Corporations and right-wing private foundations fund most of ALEC’s operations. During ALEC’s virtual annual meeting held in July, legislators were encouraged to introduce a model liability protection bill…
ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting Attendees and Sponsors Revealed
The American Legislative Exchange Council‘s (ALEC) annual meeting continues this week online with workshops on rewriting the U.S. Constitution, reopening schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and school privatization. The meeting…
ALEC Exploits Pandemic to Push Right-Wing Policy Goals at Annual Meeting
…this month, ALEC had planned to hold its meeting in person in Orlando, Florida, despite surging coronavirus cases. On June 26, ALEC tweeted that “legislators won’t take a sick day”…