ALEC claims that it “doesn’t work on voting issues,” but its CEO told a very different story to her right-wing audience at a Council for National Policy meeting in May.
ALEC Lied About Its Work on Election Suppression Bills
By David Armiak | at
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Koch and Ryan Back Heavily Subsidized Startup Company
By Don Wiener | at
Both the Kochs and former House Speaker Paul Ryan decry government subsidies, except when it comes to their private interests, such as involvement in SHINE Medical Technologies, one of Wisconsin’s most heavily subsidized companies.
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Controversial ALEC Voter Software
By David Armiak | at
The right-wing Bradley Foundation has earmarked at least $1.7M for ALEC’s distribution of sophisticated voter management software deeply tied to the Republican Party since 2017, the subject of an IRS whistleblower complaint and multiple state campaign finance complaints.
Companies That Publicly Opposed Voter Suppression Continue to Fund Voter Suppression Group
By Alex Kotch | at
Major companies and law firms, including General Motors, Google, Facebook, and Holland & Knight, signed statements supporting voting rights while funding the Republican State Leadership Committee, which aggressively backs voter restrictions.
Misconceptions Shouldn’t Hold Up Key Climate Solution
By Alex Carlin | at
Ocean Pasture Restoration offers a nature-based strategy to avoid climate ruin.
Group Run by Trump’s “Judge Whisperer” Leonard Leo Provides More Than a Third of RAGA’s Revenue So Far in 2021
By David Armiak | at
The Republican Attorneys General Association reported $6.7 million in revenue in the first half of 2021, according to a mid-year IRS filing examined by the Center for Media and Democracy, $2.5 million of which came from came from a dark money group run by Trump’s go-to man for packing the federal courts with right-wing judges.
At Least 100 ALEC Lawmakers Signed Letter Opposing Worker Protections in PRO Act
By David Armiak | at
ALEC Action organized a letter signed by 100 lawmakers to members of Congress urging them to oppose the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act).
ALEC’s Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP’s Culture Wars
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its first post-Trump in-person meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah at the five-star Grand America Hotel.
ALEC Inspires Lawmakers to File Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills
By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch | at
Known for pushing bills that protect corporate interests, ALEC jumps back into culture wars to oppose teaching of systemic racism in schools.
ALEC’s PR Man has a Dark Past as Spin Doctor for African Dictators
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s head of public relations whitewashed abuses committed by dictatorial regimes in Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo