…in American tax dollars under the Charter Schools Program (CSP), as tallied by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). But the government has done so without requiring any accountability…
Secrecy Surrounds Half Billion Handout to Charters
Richard Berman Misleads on Restaurant Opposition to Higher Wages
…he would create one featuring the International Franchise Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Restaurant Association, and the Job Creators Network….
ALEC Conference Funding Dominated by Big Polluters
…front groups in bold *Asterisks indicate membership on ALEC’s corporate board of directors President’s Level – $100,000 Reynolds American Inc (RAI–tobacco company) Chair’s Level – $50,000 American Electric Power (AEP)…
ALEC Admits School Vouchers Are for Kids in Suburbia
…the U.S. Senate. The American Federation for Children (AFC), chaired by Amway billionaire Betsy DeVos, estimates that vouchers and voucher-like tax-credit schemes currently divert $1.5 billion of public money to…
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
In a year with unprecedented rightwing dominance in state legislative chambers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has continued to wreak havoc in states across the country–despite an ongoing exodus…
Jeb Bush Addressed Secret Coal Industry Retreat
…scientific papers on the topic are in agreement on this, as are the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, NASA, the American Medical Association and countless other bodies of scientific thought….
Kochs, Corps, and Monsanto Trade Group Have Bankrolled Group Attacking Dr. Oz
…Dr. Gilbert Ross, is a convicted felon who works for the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). CMD’s updated review of ACSH’s funding confirms that it has been funded by…
Hotel Industry Spins Wage Hikes as Extreme while CEOs Rake in Millions
…conference. At the 2014 joint meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its local offshoot, American City County Exchange (ACCE), AHLA Senior Executive Brian Crawford compared the industry’s…
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” and ALEC’s Local Strategy for Attacking Unions
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) made headlines last week after Wisconsin Republicans introduced a virtually word-for-word copy of the ALEC “model” Right to Work Act, following on the heels…
More Corporations Flee as ALEC Rolls Out Its Legislative Agenda
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…
