Investigating Power
…well as the American Accountability Foundation, established to defeat President Biden’s nominees for a wide range of government positions. CPI’s two largest financial backers are Richard Uihlein, a GOP megadonor…
…or 30 people entered the pipeline construction site, stopping work. “A Native American woman I did not know, wearing a jingle dress did a dance on the edge of the…
Co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society and Common Cause The Far Right is waging a dangerous, dark money campaign to force a constitutional convention that could radically rewrite the U.S….
Big tobacco had a big presence at last month’s 50th annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As a top-level sponsor, tobacco giant Altria bought access for two…
One of every three state lawmakers working to dramatically restrict abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year is affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council…
…is where lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) could step in. At ALEC’s 50th annual meeting, held in late July in Orlando, lawmakers were fed a steady…
…(AdvaMed), all of them—the American Chemistry Council, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the American Gas Association, and Edison Electric Institute—represent fossil fuel interests. CMD documented contributions to ALEC of…
At last week’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a fossil fuel industry consultant teamed up with a right-wing culture warrior to lobby ALEC lawmakers to move…
…first six months of this year. The fossil fuel industry contributed $979,271—or 11%—of the Republican organization’s total haul in the first two quarters. Following Koch Industries, the American Petroleum Institute…
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has often tried to downplay its ties to hot-button social issues like abortion for fear of spooking its corporate funders. But at its 50th…
