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…
ALEC’s Annual Economic Survey Puts Profits Before People
Top ALEC Official Is Ringleader of Arizona Election Audit Circus
The public face of the preposterous Maricopa County ballot audit is Republican Arizona State Senate President Karen Fann—who also serves as the second-highest ranking board member of the American Legislative…
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Lawmakers in Corporate Pay-for-Play Network Push Bills Aimed at Intimidating Voters of Color
Republican state legislators, including dozens tied to the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), are pushing to loosen restrictions on poll watching, which has historically been aimed at preventing Black…
Ben Jealous Talks with CMD About History of Racist Poll Watching
…allied lawmakers. About Ben Jealous (courtesy of People For the American Way) Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation….
CMD Signs Coalition Letter Asking Corporations to Drop Fox News
Fox News has been radicalizing the American Right for decades, and it has never been more racist and conspiratorial than it is today. The Center for Media and Democracy tracks…
Rand Paul Is Working with ALEC to Suppress the Vote
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) last month said he has spoken with state legislators through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) about passing state bills that restrict voting rights and…
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Major Right-Wing Funders Push Supreme Court Case Against Donor Disclosure
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez. The case challenges the constitutionality of a California law that requires nonprofits operating in…
Leaking Oil and Gas Wells: A Ticking Time Bomb
…of abandoned wells leak methane, according to the American Geosciences Institute. The Environmental Defense Fund notes that methane is 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in contributing to climate…
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The Food Industry Is Shaping the Principles of Scientific Integrity, Study Says
…was conducted by ILSI-North America, which changed its name in February to the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences. As a measure of its success, ILSI-North America…
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ALEC-Led Effort to Preserve Conservative Majority on Supreme Court Gains Steam in the States
…amending America’s founding document to preserve the Court’s current conservative 6-3 majority. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which called Barrett “tremendously qualified” for the Supreme Court in a letter…
