Investigating Power
…the early years of the life of an asset. ALEC Champions Lower Corporate Taxes ALEC and its corporate members were big boosters of the 2017 tax cuts legislation pushed by…
…range of public policy issues, While ALEC is ostensibly nonpartisan, it aligned itself with the Trump administration, and virtually all of its legislative members are Republican. ALEC is working closely…
…right-wing operatives wrote the ALEC report. One author, Arthur Laffer—often called the father of “supply-side or “trickle-down economics”—served in the Reagan Administration and is ALEC scholar-in-residence. In addition to his…
…and is likely next in line to become its national chair, as ALEC does not currently have a vice chair. Unlike other ideologically conservative lobbying groups, ALEC’s business model is…
…Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental…
…ALEC politician Briscoe Cain, who is chairman of the House Elections Committee. The bill passed the House and is currently in a Senate committee. ALEC politicians introduced additional legislation in…
…don’t have a legislative agenda that the majority of people agree with. It comes as no surprise that we see ALEC lurking behind these poll watching bills, just as it…
…the departure of corporate members seeking to distance themselves from ALEC’s role in pushing controversial voter ID and “Stand Your Ground” legislation. However, ALEC revived a secret Political Process Working…
…group’s online portal, called ALEC Connect, to exchange important information that used to show up in public records requests. Through ALEC Connect, lawmakers participate in policy discussions, share research, and…
…amici supporting AFPF reads like a who’s-who of Koch influence network groups, including State Policy Network members and former members, ALEC, Independent Women’s Forum, and litigation centers. Many of those…
