…about the “grave and urgent… threats to the American people and American democracy” posed by Trump — have energized the grassroots opposition just days before a planned nationwide protest against…
Mass Anti-Trump Protests Set for Saturday
Liberal Groups Spend Millions to Back Susan Crawford in Record-Setting Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
…including Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Federalist Society, the Alliance Defending Freedom, and the Republican Attorney Generals Association. As of March 25, spending in support of Schimel had…
The Right’s Vision of a Constitutional Convention Would Sideline Voters and Spark a Constitutional Crisis
…how a constitutional convention would give hand-picked GOP delegates supermajority control over any proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Right-wing groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Convention…
ALEC Legislators Dominate Leadership Positions in Republican States
For more than 50 years, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has moved a right-wing and pro-corporate Republican agenda of legislation in states across the country — all while posing…
(L-R) Texas State Senator Phil King; Kansas Senate President and ALEC 2024 National Chair Ty Masterson, Florida Representative Demi Busatta: and Michigan Speaker Matt Hall (Photo adapted from YouTube/ALEC)
Freedom Foundation Launches Anti-Union Network for Teachers
…national American Federation of Teachers. The Freedom Foundation poured extensive resources into the campaign to unseat the existing teachers’ union, as CMD previously reported, and claimed that its efforts were…
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ALEC Pushes State Anti-Labor Agenda for 2025
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate bill-mill, has laid out its priorities for this year’s state legislative sessions. ALEC’s Essential Policy Solutions for 2025 provides a roadmap for…
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Growing Grassroots Resistance to Trump Outpaces Democratic Party and Its Leaders
…the American Federation of Teachers, Moms Rising, and other unions are planning nationwide “Protect Our Kids” actions that day to protest cuts to education funding and the Trump administration’s efforts…
Anti-Trump protesters gathered in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse in February. Credit: Colleen Scarpella
GOP and Koch Groups Want to Slash Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts
In launching a $20-million campaign last month to persuade Congress to extend President Trump’s first-term Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), Charles Koch’s astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity…
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ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States
“Now, more than ever, is the time for states to lead.” This assertion by leaders of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) opens the organization’s Essential Policy Solutions playbook for…
Progressive groups gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC in October 2023 to protest ALEC's 50th anniversary celebrations. Credit: Juliana Broad
Utah Outlaws Collective Bargaining by Public Employees as Part of a Broader Assault on Unions
…such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Freedom Foundation due to their unions’ unwavering financial support for Democratic candidates and progressive causes. The president and CEO of…
Firefighters look on as the Senate votes to strip their collective bargaining rights. Credit: Fox 13 Salt Lake City