Only nine funders of the American Legislative Exchange Council‘s annual winter meeting in Washington, DC, are listed on ALEC’s conference brochure this year. The small number comes at a time…
Facebook Plans to Cut Ties With ALEC
Just one day after Google announced it was cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), fellow tech giant Facebook announced that they are “not likely” to renew their…
Edelman Makes a Climate Change Pledge, But Forgets About ALEC
…firm represents many of the world’s most polluting companies, and numerous front groups for polluters, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It has so far refused to say whether…
How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels
…the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This reporter has obtained a number of internal documents from ALEC that provide a rare glimpse into how this corporate-funded lobbying group is attempting…
Who Is Behind the National Right to Work Committee and its Anti-Union Crusade?
…called American Encore) and Americans for Prosperity. In addition to the Koch brothers, the NRTWLDF has received significant funding from many big name conservative donors, including the Walton Family Foundation…
One of the Koch Family-Controlled Foundations Has Quietly Folded
…is publicly known of which groups seeking to change Americans’ rights receive money controlled or directed by Charles and David Koch and their operatives. The foundation formally dissolved in 2013,…
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment
An internal tracking document— obtained from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) by the Center for Media and Democracy under Texas public records law — reveals the scope of ALEC’s…
Documents from Open Records Lawsuit Further Undermine Claims that ALEC Is Legislator-Driven
New documents released as a result of the Center for Media and Democracy’s open records lawsuit against American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) vice-chair Senator Leah Vukmir provide more evidence that…
Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
…lobby groups — the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) — and lists among its members leading oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell and BP…
Do ALEC Denials of Bill Tracking Signal an IRS Examination?
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has secretly lobbied for the adoption of its corporate-backed bills and tracked them for years, is likely anticipating or actually under an IRS…