The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is no longer a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). In an email to Common Cause, Margaret M. Madden, Pfizer’s Senior Vice President and…
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Pfizer Dumps ALEC
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…
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REVEALED: The Federalist Foundation’s Tax Records
…is closely tied to the pay-for-play business lobbying group the American Legislative Exchange Council. Extremist Ties The three known donors to the FDRLST Media Foundation are all linked to domestic…
CMD Joins 300+ Groups in Call for Companies to Quit ALEC Over Voter Suppression Bills
…today calling on corporate members and sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to cease its support and involvement with the group over its role in pushing a wave…
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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…
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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Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
According to California Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, American fossil fuel companies are abusing the lavish benefits they receive from the federal government every year by refusing to testify before Congress…
New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests
…Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental…
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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….
