…makes abundantly clear that ALEC’s role is to facilitate what most would define as lobbying. It quotes ALEC materials saying, “The cornerstone of the ALEC program is the forum it…
Did ALEC Found SPN? 1991 Report Suggests So, Exposes SPN Agenda
Guardian Documents Expose State Policy Network Groups’ Intent to Lobby
…Director Tracie Sharp peddled disinformation to The Guardian and other press outlets when she told them in a November statement responding to CMD’s report that SPN members are “fiercely independent,…
State Policy Network: The Stealth Network Dramatically Influencing State Law
… spoke at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting in a Workshop titled, “Rationing By Any Other Name: Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board” OH Opportunity Ohio Task force membership Michael C….
SPN: Right-Wing Stink Tanks Pushing the ALEC Agenda in the States
…renewed efforts to privatize and otherwise alter pensions being introduced in 29 states in that year. Moreover, many SPN think tanks hold “legislative forums,” seminars, “policy previews,” “policy orientations,” etc.,…
Tracie Sharp: Bursar of Mystery Money and “IKEA Model” Materials to Stink Tanks
…many of SPN’s member organizations claim to be nonpartisan and independent, our in-depth investigation reveals that SPN and its member think tanks are major drivers of the right-wing, America Legislation…
Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks
…expose the State Policy Network (SPN), an $83 million web of right-wing “think tanks” in every state across the country. Although SPN’s member organizations claim to be nonpartisan and independent,…
Big Oil and the U.S. Chamber Fight to Keep Foreign Bribery Flourishing
…whether their deals are padding the coffers of dictators, warlords, or crony capitalists. The United States Chamber of Commerce, American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and the…
