…again consider model bills to protect fossil fuel interests and polluters. Meeting attendees will debate a number of policies framed around ending “energy discrimination.” The radical Energy Discrimination Elimination Act…
ALEC Inspires Lawmakers to File Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills
…workshop on December 3, 2020 called “Against Critical Theory’s Onslaught.” The virtual workshop, part of ALEC’s annual States and Nation Policy Summit, included state legislators, corporate lobbyists, and staff from…
ALEC’s PR Man has a Dark Past as Spin Doctor for African Dictators
…up and to work in a developing nation with the people and the government that was really interested in growing, changing, and telling their story,” Meierling said of his work…
Joe Manchin May Block Federal Budget That Would Cost Him Coal Profits
…the nation transitions away from toxic fuels. Manchin’s political campaigns are fueled by the dirty energy industry. In the 2018 election cycle, his most recent, Manchin’s campaign got $143,000 from…
Journalism Should Reflect What the Science Says: The Climate Emergency Is Here
…invite news organizations everywhere to add your name to this Covering Climate Now statement on the climate emergency. Signed by, Covering Climate Now Scientific American Columbia Journalism Review The Nation…
ALEC Politicians Belong to Neo-Confederate Organization
…at NASCAR races. Members of SCV include a prominent white nationalist and people who participated in and committed acts of violence at the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in…
Republicans Trumpify Electoral System to Steal Future Elections
…left office. The Republican leaders include Oklahoma GOP Chair John Bennett, who called for Hillary Clinton’s execution and says Islam is “a cancer in our nation that needs to be…
Five ALEC Corporate Members Paid No Federal Taxes on Huge Profits in 2020
Five of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) major corporate members are among the nation’s largest corporations that paid no federal income tax in 2020. The five companies, all members…
ALEC’s Annual Economic Survey Puts Profits Before People
Utah has one of the worst gender pay gaps in the nation, but the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranked it as the state with the best economic outlook in…
Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
…states and indigenous nations, and during the pandemic this money would have been especially impactful. Porter introduced a bill, the Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of…