In the midst of battles for labor unions in 2016, media have often pushed misleading information.
Four Ways Media Attack Organized Labor
Source: Media Matters | Published: 9/5/2016
Research Cited
ACS Recaptures Instructional Time by Reducing Time Spent on Standardized Testing
Source: Herald Bulletin | Published: 9/4/2016
Anderson Elementary School students engage in the learning of language arts, math, science and social studies. But last year, depending on their grade levels, some of those students gave up as many as 43 hours — more than a work week — for testing.
The Koch Brothers Are Spending Big to Buy Harry Reid’s Senate Seat
Source: ThinkProgress | Published: 9/2/2016
Their groups have already spent about $6 million on the Nevada race.
Eye on Augusta: LePage Receives Merit Badge from Corporate Lobbyist Group
Source: The Free Press | Published: 8/18/2016
Gov. Paul LePage took to the airwaves to proudly proclaim that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) listed his 2016 “State of the State” address as one of the best in the country for the economic policies it laid out.
Sludge May Be Coming to a Field Near You Soon
Source: The Progress-Index | Published: 8/17/2016
What’s that smell? Synagro Central, an Essex County-based biosolids company, notified the state Department of Environmental Quality that it will be applying its products to 59 farm fields around the county in the near future.
Wealthy Donors Dominate Charter Question Funding
Source: Bay State Banner | Published: 8/17/2016
Researchers delve into campaign finance records. The problem, activists say, is that money talks, and in a campaign, it is crucial to know whose voice is speaking.
Wisconsin Attorney General Asks US Supreme Court Not to Hear John Doe Appeal
Source: Wisconsin State Journal | Published: 8/16/2016
Attorney General Brad Schimel asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to reject a review of a halted criminal investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign, marking the first time his office has argued the merits of the case after his predecessor declined to lead the investigation more than three years ago.
ALEC Under Attack: Activism Matters
Source: CounterPunch | Published: 8/16/2016
On July 29th, Mike Pence, the Republican VP candidate and Indiana Governor, delivered a keynote lunchtime address to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual conclave in Indianapolis, IN. Pence joked that he was “for ALEC before it was cool.”
‘My Husband May Die’ in a Colorado Prison, Says Wife of CIA Whistleblower
Source: The Colorado Independent | Published: 8/16/2016
Inmate Jeffrey Sterling says he filed a health complaint against FCI Englewood for unresponsive and dismissive medical care at the Colorado federal correctional institution.
Success! Expedia Becomes Latest Company to Cut Ties with ALEC in a Win for Animals and the Public
Source: Care2 | Published: 8/11/2016
Expedia is just the latest of a series of large corporations to end its ties with AEC [sic]. Last February Ford terminated its relationship with the conservative lobby group. Other corporations that have cut off their connections include eBay, Facebook and Google as well as BP and Shell, mostly because of ALEC’s continued denial of climate change.