…of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) detailed in the recent report, “EXPOSED: The State Policy Network: The Powerful Right-Wing Network Helping…
SPN: Right-Wing Stink Tanks Pushing the ALEC Agenda in the States
…PEOPLE OF COLOR, THE ELDERLY, AND STUDENTS THROUGH MAKING IT HARDER FOR AMERICANS TO VOTE ALEC’s “Voter ID Act” makes it more difficult for American citizens to vote. It would…
Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks
…change Americans’ rights, through ALEC’s task forces. SPN has close ties to, and works with, other national right-wing organizations like the Franklin Center and David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity. ###…
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
…interests including BP, Devon Energy and Koch Industries. TransCanada’s Vice President Corey Goulet presented to legislators at the conference during a session called “Embracing American Energy Opportunities.” Dinner on the…
ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently adopted a “model” bill from an oil-industry lobby group, that would limit the ability of states to negotiate regional “low-carbon fuel standards” (LCFS),…
“Elections Confidential” Report Reveals Role of Dark Money Nonprofits and Shell Corporations in 2012
…who—or what—actually provided much of the funding, or even if those funds came from American individuals or corporations,” said Brendan Fischer, Staff Counsel at the Center for Media and Democracy….
Big Oil and the U.S. Chamber Fight to Keep Foreign Bribery Flourishing
…whether their deals are padding the coffers of dictators, warlords, or crony capitalists. The United States Chamber of Commerce, American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and the…
Right-Wing Operatives Take Up ALEC’s Voter Suppression Agenda
Just as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) tried to distance itself from its role pushing parts of the NRA’s gun agenda and making it more difficult for American citizens…