Investigating Power
…a model bill. A month later, ALEC’s board approved it. Since then, the language of ALEC’s model legislation — misleadingly dubbed the “Castle Doctrine Act” — has been incorporated into…
…the group has held since launching its campaign in 2013 in conjunction with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — at Mount Vernon, the historic home of America’s first president….
…events. The Christian right Family Research Council held a “Pro-Life Legislative Summit” with ALEC legislators after ALEC’s December 2022 policy summit. And ALEC has helped organize three “Academy of States”…
…Google and Meta — are not ALEC members, they remain associated with ALEC through their membership in NetChoice. CMD recently reported that Oracle, the county’s fifth largest tech company, has…
The fast food giant Yum! Brands has reversed its 2012 decision to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and started paying annual dues to an association of right-wing…
…after far-right leader David Horowitz gave a controversial speech at ALEC’s 2018 annual meeting. Who Bankrolls ALEC? ALEC’s dues from legislative members plunged by 48 percent between when the ALEC…
…tech companies — including Google and Meta — remain associated with ALEC through their membership in the trade group NetChoice, which routinely sponsors ALEC meetings and is backing its 50th…
…corporate interests. ALEC’s membership list is closely guarded, and although CMD routinely reviews lists of politicians and lobbyists attending ALEC meetings and task force sessions, its compilation of ALEC-affiliated politicians…
…ALEC. Altria lobbyist Daniel Smith currently serves on ALEC’s Private Enterprise Advisory Council, where the company has had representation since at least 1999. Altria has also long been a sponsor…
…ALEC-affiliated lawmakers actively working to further restrict reproductive rights. This offers yet another clear sign of ALEC’s deep—albeit covert—engagement in a campaign to curtail access to abortion. In an attempt…
