…money was given to ALEC while Mr. Tillerson was President and then CEO of Exxon. Exxon’s collusion with ALEC resulted in the coordinated introduction of scores of bills in state…
Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
…Democratic governor last year. The Center for Media and Democracy published ALEC’s cookie-cutter “model” bills in 2011 at Alecexposed.org. Follow the news @ALECexposed #ALECexposed. David Armiak contributed to this article….
ALEC Pay to Play on Display in Washington, DC
I first attended an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) winter policy meeting in 2014. There I learned that many so-called “model bills” in the ALEC library had become law in…
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
…Governor’s action’s are part of a power struggle going on all over America, pitting corporate lobbyists, their legislative allies, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), against popular efforts to…
ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017
…was most interested in the corresponding meeting of the American City County Exchange (ACCE), an offshoot spawned by ALEC in 2014 to spread ALEC’s ideas about “limited government, free markets,…
Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial while Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
…Exxon used a charity, ALEC, to advance legislation of direct benefit to the company. According to CMD’s evidence, over a 17-year period, Exxon and its foundation spent more than $1.7…
A Trump Nation in an ALEC Land
…Trump nation with an ALEC land are actual people. But that is a sacrifice ALEC is always willing to make. See CMD’s reporting on the ALEC agenda this week here….
Hypocrisy and Trumpism on the Agenda as ALEC Meets in Washington, D.C.
…to fill key positions in government including Koch Congressman Mike Pompeo, school privatizer and ALEC funder Betsy DeVos, and South Carolina Governor and ALEC stalwart Nikki Halley. The ALEC agenda…
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
…or public present. AFC has been a “trustee” level sponsor of ALEC and is a member of ALEC’s Education Task Force. AFC works alongside ALEC to push so-called “model bills”…
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
…ALEC corporations, including fracking operators, have worked through ALEC and state legislatures to try to supplant local democracy and preempt/prevent cities from regulating corporate activities. ALEC legislators who are members…