…at the 2014 meeting had subsequently followed the same well-worn path to “model bills,” then state law. Last month, I again attended the ALEC States & Nation Policy Summit. I…
ALEC Pay to Play on Display in Washington, DC
Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
…reveal his solution to resolving conflicts between his corporate interests and the national interest on December 15, but then abruptly canceled his scheduled press conference and postponed his announcement until…
ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017
— By Steve Arnold, Mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin I recently returned from the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 2016 States and Nation Policy Summit, in Washington, DC. As a Mayor, I…
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…Trump’s business interests and the interests of the nation, and what type of blind trust or other arrangement is adequate to cure that conflict. Ethics experts are clear that Trump…
Why Is Trump Fighting So Hard to Stop the Recount in Michigan?
…of the nation’s leading cyber security experts and a professor of computer science at the University of Michigan who filed court papers supporting a recount. “Paper ballots, like those used…
A Trump Nation in an ALEC Land
…in privatizing, and ultimately trying to destroy, public education. ALEC members are salivating at the prospects. As usual, the likely big losers in this collision of Trump nation with an…
Trump Names Controversial Lawyer to be White House Counsel
…and the National Republican Campaign Committee–combined with his disdain for laws enacted by Congress–raise serious concerns about what advice he is providing Trump and his transition team. Trump’s recent decisions…
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
…schools. The nomination of Betsy DeVos to be the head of the Department of Education is a clear sign that the nation is about to embark on a dangerously extreme…
Historic Victory Against Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering Emerges from Wisconsin
…gap.” The gap in Wisconsin was one of the largest in the nation. In almost 800 state legislative elections that Stephanopoulos studied, the average efficiency gap has actually been zero,…
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
…million dollar donation came from Hushang Ansary, the Chairman of Stewart & Stevenson, a manufacturer and distributor of well-stimulation equipment like fracking blenders, fracking pumps, and chemical additive units. Fracking…
