The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer did not renew its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2021.
Pfizer Dumps ALEC
By David Armiak | at
Democracy
CMD Joins 300+ Groups in Call for Companies to Quit ALEC Over Voter Suppression Bills
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
American Legislative Exchange Council faces new backlash over its leading role in pushing new voting restrictions in battleground states.
Top ALEC Official Is Ringleader of Arizona Election Audit Circus
By David Armiak | at
ALEC’s national board treasurer, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, leads the charge on the highly controversial Maricopa County ballot audit widely denounced by election officials from both parties.
Wisconsin Loophole Lets Legislators Destroy Embarrassing Emails
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
At the heart of this exemption from the retention rules for state lawmakers are arrogance and cowardice. Arrogance that legislators don’t think they should be subject to the same scrutiny as other public officials. Cowardice that they’re afraid of the scrutiny.
New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The Center for Media and Democracy released a new report today, “Using Unions to Carry Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of “worker safety.”
Lawmakers in Corporate Pay-for-Play Network Push Bills Aimed at Intimidating Voters of Color
By Alex Kotch | at
Don’t believe the hype about “woke” corporations taking public stands against Republican voter suppression. Behind the scenes, state lawmakers who work hand in hand with corporate lobbyists are leading the charge to restrict the vote.
Ben Jealous Talks with CMD About History of Racist Poll Watching
By Alex Kotch | at
The Center for Media and Democracy spoke with People For the American Way President Ben Jealous about poll watching’s racist history and current resurgence.
Despite Covid, Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Continues Assault on Medicaid
By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch | at
Charles Koch’s advocacy organization still opposes increasing access to health care, even during the nation’s worst public health crisis in 100 years. It helped kill a constitutionally mandated Medicaid expansion in Missouri this year.
CMD President’s Senate Testimony on Dark Money Influence Over Federal Courts
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
CMD President Lisa Graves testified at a March Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary.” Video from the hearing and written testimony now available here.
CMD Presents Reporting at UnKoch Press Conference
By Alex Kotch | at
At an UnKoch My Campus press conference, CMD’s Alex Kotch presented his reporting on how Charles Koch and Koch Industries aided the careers of the Republicans who spread lies about voter fraud and voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.