White nationalist statements and ties draw fire from many within GOP, but not ALEC.
ALEC Fails to Denounce Dangerous and Racist Views of Its Leaders and Members
By Scott Zimmerman | at
Democracy
ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meets this week in Austin, the capital of the Lone Star State, for its 46th Annual Meeting at the posh JW Marriott hotel.
Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including ALEC’s Influence
By Scott Zimmerman | at
Texas tops chart for number of ALEC legislators, with 59 politicians tied to corporate bill mill, the local delegation might be the largest delegation at this week’s meeting.
Koch Closes Plant After Huge EPA Fine
By Don Wiener | at
555 workers will lose their jobs.
Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans
By David Armiak | at
Plastic Industry Association works with ALEC to block regulation of single-use plastics.
Koch, Bradley Money Fuels Trump’s Right-Wing Echo Chamber
By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | at
Trump’s friends from the Summit have gone out of their way to justify his racist attacks.
Oregon Strengthens Public Workers’ Right to Organize
By Don Wiener | at
New post-Janus law helps level the playing field in Oregon in the face of right-wing campaigns to weaken public sector unions.
Right-Wing Network Fights Proposed Wisconsin Minimum Wage Hike
By Scott Zimmerman | at
“Infrastructure” built by Bradley Foundation gives GOP legislators the ammunition they need to fight a raise for Wisconsin’s working poor.
Bradley Foundation Funds “Opt-Out” Campaign to Cripple Public Sector Unions
By David Armiak | at
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation pumped more than $5.6 million dollars into right-wing anti-labor groups efforts in 2018.
ALEC Says “Strike!” Just Do It Without Unions
By Don Wiener | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council has gone on the record as supporting the right of workers to bargain collectively, and even strike, for better working conditions — as long as they do it without a union.