…American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the most powerful right-wing policy-making machine in the country. A ménage a trois of powerful corporations, state legislators, and right-wing think tanks, ALEC pushes out…
Constitution Interrupted
Kochs Bankroll Move to Rewrite the Constitution
…the effort. American Legislative Exchange Council CSG also has ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate bill mill that unites conservative politicians with big-business lobbyists who develop…
Wisconsin Lawmaker Echoes ALEC’s Call for a Constitutional Convention
…By some counts, the right-wing only needs six more states. Kapenga is a long-time member of the corporate-funded American Legislative Executive Council (ALEC). ALEC is so gung-ho about the constitutional…
Gorsuch Would Move the Supreme Court in the Wrong Direction on Money in Politics
…of big money in politics, the American people are not. Nine out of ten voters (93 percent) want “a Supreme Court justice who is open to limiting the influence of…
Gorsuch Confirmation Process Too Important to Rush
…for as long as such poll numbers have been collected. Recent polling further reveals that 48 percent of American voters think Trump’s ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin are bad…
GOP Admits ACA Repeal Will Target Mandate Requiring Prenatal Coverage
…state leaders from the American Legislative Exchange Council, an influential conservative advocacy group that brings lawmakers and lobbyists together to form policy solutions. It was obtained by The Intercept and…
Ryan Fundraised with Health Insurance Lobbyists before His PowerPoint
…reform, records show. Attendees of the event paid were asked to pitch in as much as $10,000. Ryan’s American Health Care Act (AHCA), which rolls back most of the revenue-generating…
James Sherk Tapped by Trump to Be White House Labor Advisor
…the American Legislative Exchange Council, to undermine the rights of workers. He began his career with Heritage as a “Bradley Fellow,” a position named for the rightwing foundation in Milwaukee….
Pruitt Emails Show Close Ties to the Koch-Funded ALEC
Emails released to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveal close ties between Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the fossil fuel…
Excerpts: Sessions Condemned Perjury as Impeachable Offense
During the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, then-Senator Sessions made several statements about lying under oath, or perjury, as grounds for impeachment. This week the American people learned…
