Secretive right-wing Christian group’s ties to Trump and GOP go beyond coordinated effort to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, documents show.
Secretive Council for National Policy Closely Tied to Trump
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GOP Politicians and Conservative Groups Set the Stage for Attempted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor
By Alex Kotch | at
The billionaire family of Education Sec. Betsy DeVos funded a political group that helped organize anti-lockdown protests, and Trump and other GOP figures stirred the pot by claiming Gov. Whitmer is a tyrant.
ALEC Board Member Reveals Kansas Partisan Gerrymandering Plan to Donors
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ALEC board member, Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, pitches political donors on the need for a GOP supermajority to stack congressional districts for the next decade, while ALEC trains members on the art of gerrymandering.
ALEC Circulates Sign-On Letter Urging “Swift Confirmation” of Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislatives Exchange Council is gathering signatures from its legislative members urging U.S. Senators to confirm Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States Amy Coney Barret “as soon as possible.”
Right-Wing Groups Push Fraud Narrative to Undermine COVID-19 Vote-by-Mail Measures
By David Armiak | at
Right-wing opponents to vote-by-mail and other reforms that would expand voter participation have been busy this summer trying to whip up opposition to the states’ attempts to accommodate voters during the pandemic and undermine public confidence in mail-in ballots.
Corporate Lobby Group Attacks Teachers’ Unions in Call for Schools to Reopen Despite COVID-19 Risks
By Alex Kotch | at
Bankrolled by anti-labor billionaires, the Job Creators Network is using its push for schools to reopen quickly as a wedge issue to attack teachers unions.
ALEC and GOP Push Corporate Immunity From COVID-19 Workplace Illnesses and Deaths
By Don Wiener | at
ALEC joins with other business lobbyists and Senate Republicans to back sweeping immunity for corporations that negligently spread coronavirus to their workers or customers.
ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting Attendees and Sponsors Revealed
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual meeting continues this week online with workshops on rewriting the U.S. Constitution, reopening schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and school privatization.
ALEC Exploits Pandemic to Push Right-Wing Policy Goals at Annual Meeting
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council holds its Annual Meeting virtually over the next two weeks after its original location, Florida, became the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
American Legislative Exchange Council Backs Trump on Confederate Monuments, Policing
By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch | at
The corporate lobby group has reentered the culture wars by siding with Trump on race issues eight years after retreating because of public backlash against its “Stand Your Ground” and voter ID bills.