…upon to testify at hearings, producing “studies” or model legislation, and attracting media attention. SPN is the sister organization of the model policy factory the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),…
ALEC’s Stand Your Ground Laws Have Created a Deadly Culture of Shoot-First Vigilantism
…a model bill. A month later, ALEC’s board approved it. Since then, the language of ALEC’s model legislation — misleadingly dubbed the “Castle Doctrine Act” — has been incorporated into…
Mock Constitutional Convention Reveals Far Right’s Vision for Rewriting the U.S. Constitution
…the group has held since launching its campaign in 2013 in conjunction with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — at Mount Vernon, the historic home of America’s first president….
Lawmakers à la Carte: How ALEC Sells Access to State Legislators
…events. The Christian right Family Research Council held a “Pro-Life Legislative Summit” with ALEC legislators after ALEC’s December 2022 policy summit. And ALEC has helped organize three “Academy of States”…
Progressive Groups Protest ALEC’s “50 Years of Harm”
…Google and Meta — are not ALEC members, they remain associated with ALEC through their membership in NetChoice. CMD recently reported that Oracle, the county’s fifth largest tech company, has…
Parent Company of Taco Bell & KFC Pivots to Funding Right-Wing Causes
The fast food giant Yum! Brands has reversed its 2012 decision to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and started paying annual dues to an association of right-wing…
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
…after far-right leader David Horowitz gave a controversial speech at ALEC’s 2018 annual meeting. Who Bankrolls ALEC? ALEC’s dues from legislative members plunged by 48 percent between when the ALEC…
Software Giant Oracle Joins American Legislative Exchange Council
…tech companies — including Google and Meta — remain associated with ALEC through their membership in the trade group NetChoice, which routinely sponsors ALEC meetings and is backing its 50th…
Nearly 700 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion. Is One of Them Yours?
…corporate interests. ALEC’s membership list is closely guarded, and although CMD routinely reviews lists of politicians and lobbyists attending ALEC meetings and task force sessions, its compilation of ALEC-affiliated politicians…
Tobacco Giant Altria Buys Access to ALEC Lawmakers, Urges Deregulation
…ALEC. Altria lobbyist Daniel Smith currently serves on ALEC’s Private Enterprise Advisory Council, where the company has had representation since at least 1999. Altria has also long been a sponsor…