The Koch brothers have been on a tear, demanding the roll back of occupational licensing in states, claiming that “government overreach” is creating “barriers to opportunity” for average Americans.
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ALEC Gives Top Award to Legislator Jailed for Trying to Sneak Loaded Gun on a Plane
Colorado State Representative Lori Saine (R-63) arrested in route to American Legislative Exchange Council States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville
GOP Angles for More Campaign Cash, Less Disclosure
Policy riders buried in tax and spending bills would let in more political money, less light.
ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force
The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups: Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Institute.
Credo Delivers Petition to UPS Demanding that It Drop ALEC
Credo Action delivered a petition to the United Parcel Service with 84,453 signatures earlier today asking the company to dump the American Legislative Exchange Council.
ALEC Backs Extreme Climate Denial, Constitutional Rewrite, Corporate Wish List at Nashville Summit
ALEC States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville, Tennessee December 6-8
GOP Tax Bill Will Trigger Fiscal Crisis, Conservative Group Warns
SPN group says a multitrillion-dollar bailout of cities and states will be needed if Congress eliminates the SALT deduction.
Koch Latino Front Group Instructs Arizona Moms About School Vouchers
Shouldn’t the outreach begin with “Hola! Somos los hermanos Koch”?
ALEC Corporate Members Lay Off Over 12,000 Workers in 2017
Pharma leads the way.
ALEC MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER THIS “LEGISLATOR OF THE WEEK” AWARD
This year’s legislator of the week has trouble defining rape.