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…
The State Policy Network’s Cozy Relationship with Big Tobacco
…Public Policy Americans for Tax Reform The Independent Institute Americans for Prosperity Foundation MP Plumbing Co. American Enterprise Institute Campaign Marketing Strategies U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center…
Did ALEC Found SPN? 1991 Report Suggests So, Exposes SPN Agenda
…funding proposals detailing its coordination by The Guardian — was “launched by the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC . . . and housed in the Chicago-based Heartland Institute.” So…
Guardian Documents Expose State Policy Network Groups’ Intent to Lobby
…proposals are from 40 SPN members to the Searle Freedom Trust, a private foundation that funds right-wing groups such as Americans for Prosperity, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Americans…
State Policy Network: The Stealth Network Dramatically Influencing State Law
…of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) detailed in the recent report, “EXPOSED: The State Policy Network: The Powerful Right-Wing Network Helping…
SPN: Right-Wing Stink Tanks Pushing the ALEC Agenda in the States
…PEOPLE OF COLOR, THE ELDERLY, AND STUDENTS THROUGH MAKING IT HARDER FOR AMERICANS TO VOTE ALEC’s “Voter ID Act” makes it more difficult for American citizens to vote. It would…
Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks
…change Americans’ rights, through ALEC’s task forces. SPN has close ties to, and works with, other national right-wing organizations like the Franklin Center and David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity. ###…
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
…interests including BP, Devon Energy and Koch Industries. TransCanada’s Vice President Corey Goulet presented to legislators at the conference during a session called “Embracing American Energy Opportunities.” Dinner on the…
ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently adopted a “model” bill from an oil-industry lobby group, that would limit the ability of states to negotiate regional “low-carbon fuel standards” (LCFS),…
“Elections Confidential” Report Reveals Role of Dark Money Nonprofits and Shell Corporations in 2012
…who—or what—actually provided much of the funding, or even if those funds came from American individuals or corporations,” said Brendan Fischer, Staff Counsel at the Center for Media and Democracy….