…its deep ties to ALEC in February 2022, noting that ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson is on the group’s board of directors and that ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President…
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ALEC to SFOF Pipeline Unearthed
Utah State Treasurer Compares ESG Policies to Nazism at Heartland’s Climate Misinformation Fest
…SFOF and its deep ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)—the right-wing corporate bill mill—in February 2022 and launched the new SFOF Exposed website this week. In casting ESG…
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Center for Media and Democracy Launches New Website Exposing Right-Wing Group of Anti-ESG State Financial Officers
…the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and passed in some form in 33 states. SFOF connects Republican state treasurers and auditors in 28 states with industry and dark money groups…
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Michigan Think Tank Launches New Dark Money Group as “Right-to-Work” Fight Heats Up
…lobbyists and lawmakers at SPN’s sister organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Mackinac has not only succeeded on the right-to-work front but also in advocating more broadly for pro-business,…
Fossil Fuel Producers Urge ALEC to Help “Preserve [Their] Freedom”
An oil and gas industry group recently urged the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)—the right-wing corporate bill mill—to reconsider adopting a model policy that would…
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Koch Funds BlackRock Bashing…While Profiting from Joint Investments
…like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), and The Heritage Foundation, as well as Koch’s astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity (AFP). ALEC has circulated…
ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism Fighters
…of its ALECExposed project. Historically, the private board has been composed of corporate and trade group lobbyists. However, ALEC’s 2023 board is taking a different approach by expanding the advisory…
CRC Advisors Senior Vice President Mike Thompson (left) and 1792 Exchange CEO Paul Fitzpatrick.
Candace Owens’ ‘Blexit’ Operation Bankrolled by Wealthy White Conservatives
…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…
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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…
