These bills appear to have begun multiplying in state Capitols around the country right around the time that the American Legislative Exchange Council — the corporate-funded “bill mill” that produces model legislation for state legislatures to copy and tailor — published an “Asbestos Litigation Over-Naming Reform Act.” That’s according to the Center for Media and Democracy, a watchdog group that tracks ALEC.
And it turns out that Nationwide doesn’t just sponsor the NFL.
The insurance company has sponsored ALEC, too.