The far-right Wisconsin Supreme Court already handed Governor Scott Walker a “get out of jail free card” when it called a halt to the John Doe criminal probe into campaign…
How SPN “Think Tanks” Will Spin ALEC’s 2016 Agenda
…leading the presentation–Jay Schalin and Jenna Robinson of the John W. Pope Center–the crisis in higher education isn’t cost or access. As The Nation reported earlier this year, Schalin says…
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
…member Sen. John Eichelberger (R) even amended a Senate preemption bill so it would apply retroactively. (Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is likely to veto the law if passed.) “Death…
Kochs, Corps, and Monsanto Trade Group Have Bankrolled Group Attacking Dr. Oz
…the Dr. Oz show about the background of that group and some of the signers. (CMD does not receive any funding from Dr. Oz or NBC.) One of the doctors,…
How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels
…force director John Eick telling The Guardian that these users are “free riders on the system.” Last December at an ALEC conference held in Washington, D.C., the EPA’s looming decision…
Who Is Behind the National Right to Work Committee and its Anti-Union Crusade?
…Brothers and the John Birch Society The NRTWC has deep connections within the national right-wing network led by the Koch brothers. Reed Larson, who led the NRTW groups for over…
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment
…domestic solar installations in just the past year. Speaking to Suzanne Goldenberg and Ed Pilkington of the Guardian in December, ALEC’s Energy, Environment and Agriculture task force Director John Eick…
Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
…reported on the pro-KXL resolutions in the 2013 session in a series of articles, including reporting about Rep. John Adams from Ohio who, after attending an ALEC/TransCanada trip to Alberta,…
Big Telecom Bankrolls a National Network of Stink Tanks
State Policy Network: The Stealth Network Dramatically Influencing State Law
…Education Studies Senior Policy Fellow Education Task Force Presented “10 Questions State Legislators Should Ask About Higher Education” at 2010 States and Nation Policy Summit John Graham,…