Do ALEC Denials of Bill Tracking Signal an IRS Examination?
…Wreck Reports.” ALEC’s own words, “legislative bill tracking,” are completely unambiguous, but there is more. 2. ALEC sends “Issue Alerts” to its members The good government organization Common Cause obtained…
Did ALEC Found SPN? 1991 Report Suggests So, Exposes SPN Agenda
…Campanella’s biography, ” She was a co-founder and first President of The Madison Group, the first network of free-market state think tanks” (PDF, p. 3). NCRP also reported that the…
Guardian Documents Expose State Policy Network Groups’ Intent to Lobby
…aim of the research was to arm opponents of cap-and-trade with data for their arguments, and to weaken or destroy the initiative. “Success will take the form of media recognition,…
State Policy Network: The Stealth Network Dramatically Influencing State Law
…on at least five task forces, including as the “Private Sector Chair” of the “Labor and Business Regulation Subcommittee” of ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force as of…
SPN: Right-Wing Stink Tanks Pushing the ALEC Agenda in the States
…materials were discovered by CMD and researchers in materials filed with the IRS by two of the SPN groups.) Entries about every SPN member think tank on CMD’s SourceWatch.org. Introducing…
Tracie Sharp: Bursar of Mystery Money and “IKEA Model” Materials to Stink Tanks
…Exchange Council (ALEC)-backed agenda in state houses nationwide. They have deep ties to the Koch brothers and the national right-wing network of funders, and several affiliates appear to orchestrate extensive…
Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks
…e-cigarette company NJOY, Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon, Facebook, the for-profit online education company K12 Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods, Express Scripts, Comcast, Time Warner, and the Koch- and Tea Party-connected DCI Group…
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
…reminding them of what each industry lobbyist had paid for on the tour. CMD obtained a copy of that communication via a public records request, which included a spreadsheet containing…
ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
…Steve Higley, a lobbyist from the U.S.-based industry group American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil, both of which are represented on the ALEC Private Enterprise…