…to TPUSA, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), PragerU, State Policy Network, True the Vote, Freedomworks, and other conservative projects. The foundation is tied to the prominent Rensselaer family. The…
Weighing a Rematch Against Manchin, West Virginia AG Derides ESG Wokeness
…the Green New Deal….” Last month, the AG accepted an award from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the bill mill where corporations and state lawmakers meet behind closed doors…
Charles Koch’s Campaign to Make Dark Money Even Darker
…Election Commission (FEC), resulting in fines that totaled $233,000. Reform groups have claimed that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which is also a member of SPN, has been subverting…
ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms
At last week’s States and Nation Policy Summit, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) doubled down on its latest strategy of protecting the fossil fuel industry by blacklisting “woke” companies…
ALEC Has Half the Legislative Members It Claims
…actually registered with ALEC, its membership would total roughly 1,845. But ALEC records show that it had only 897 members in early 2020, less than half of what it claims….
ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting Misinformation
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meets this week in Washington, D.C., for its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington, where rewriting the U.S….
“Dark Money ATM” Injected Right-Wing Groups with $123 Million in 2021
…That legislation is sometimes drafted as model bills by corporate lobbyists and lawmakers at SPN’s sister organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC received $191,000 from DonorsTrust. In September,…
ALEC Eyes Sweeping Government Blacklists
…from boycotts. ALEC’s Environment, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force unanimously adopted that proposal last December, as the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) first reported. ALEC has sought to distance…
New Documents Show ALEC Targeting School Board and Other Local Races
…other carbon refinery operations. ALEC has been one of the driving forces behind the manufactured outrage around schools. ALEC’s annual budget is around $8 million, which has included substantial funding…
Republican State Financial Officers Bring ESG Fight to Washington
…the frontlines with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in fighting “woke” capitalism and “defend[ing] the market economy” against the growing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement among corporations to…