…Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Council of State Governments over the last two years to prevent future protests like the one against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The bill would expand…
Convention of States Fires Up Base for Push to Rewrite U.S. Constitution
…the federal government. COS has ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the National Rifle Association, the right-wing militia group Three Percenters, and the Christian nationalist group WallBuilders. More…
Election Manipulators Use ALEC To Push Their Partisan Power Grabs Against Voters
…corporate lobbyists from across the country gathered to strategize and push for ALEC’s corporate-backed and right-wing agenda. Included in ALEC’s meeting were two sessions on redistricting. Hans von Spakovsky was…
ALEC Fails to Denounce Dangerous and Racist Views of Its Leaders and Members
…radical right-wing ALEC legislators. ALEC Leader Repeatedly Echoes White Supremacists ALEC does not disclose how its “State Chairs” are selected, but according to its 46th annual meeting agenda, they serve…
ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas
…helicopter ride away from the Mexican border, where ALEC public sector board members got a “confidential” tour on Monday. ALEC is keeping conference speakers secret this time around, but here…
Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including ALEC’s Influence
…as the ALEC state chairs. Representative Phil King (R-61), is part of ALEC’s national leadership as part of its board of directors, and served as ALEC’s “National Chair” in 2015….
New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas
…CMD’s executive director. “We’re working to shine a light into the dark corners of ALEC’s policy making.” For more on ALEC’s annual meeting, stay tuned to ExposedbyCMD.org and ALECExposed.org. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6255891-ALEC-Report-Texas.html…
BREAKING: ALEC Plans “Confidential” Helicopter Border Tour in Texas for Board Members
…immigrant detention camps. Former ALEC National Chairman and current board member Rep. Phil King (R-TX) arranged the trip with the Texas Department of Public Safety. ALEC board members will depart…
Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans
…seriousness of their efforts. PIA Partners with ALEC PIA has spent millions opposing local plastic bag bans and works closely with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to push state…
Koch, Bradley Money Fuels Trump’s Right-Wing Echo Chamber
…up with Ginni Thomas, a former Heritage staffer and wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, and the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) chief marketing officer, Bill Meierling, to launch a new…