…least 120 corporations have severed their ties with ALEC in the last decade over the front group’s backing of controversial “Stand Your Ground” and voter ID laws, ties to extremists,…
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Pfizer Dumps ALEC
CMD Joins 300+ Groups in Call for Companies to Quit ALEC Over Voter Suppression Bills
…Drug Stores, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, Novartis, Oracle, Peabody Energy, Pfizer, PhRMA, Sanofi, Salt River Project, State Farm, Sunovion, UPS, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Vistra Energy….
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Top ALEC Official Is Ringleader of Arizona Election Audit Circus
…its “Public Safety and Elections” task force after scores of major corporations started dropping their membership due to its pursuit of “Stand Your Ground” and Voter ID model legislation. But…
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Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Launches Nationwide Campaign to Oppose Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
…by the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, was $57 million in 2019. The infrastructure plan’s latest price tag is now $1.7 trillion, with Biden having cut out $500 billion…
Lawmakers in Corporate Pay-for-Play Network Push Bills Aimed at Intimidating Voters of Color
…of which ended their memberships—over its role in promoting voter ID and “stand-your-ground” laws. But over the last two years, ALEC quietly got right back in the game. In 2019,…
Ben Jealous Talks with CMD About History of Racist Poll Watching
…has been shown to be part of the cross-country push for voter suppression laws. Among the piles of toxic legislation that ALEC has produced are the lynching-friendly, so-called “Stand Your…
Despite Covid, Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Continues Assault on Medicaid
…states, is Koch’s premier astroturf organization, activating people to oppose public sector unions, expanded health care, and environmental standards. Its budget, which is supported mostly by the Koch-funded Stand Together…
More Staff Flee GOP Attorneys General Group After It Doubles Down on Insurrection
…as RAGA’s Director of Operations. I respect your votes, but the direction is not one I can honestly stand behind.” Heath had been working for RAGA since it broke off…
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Rand Paul Is Working with ALEC to Suppress the Vote
…the departure of corporate members seeking to distance themselves from ALEC’s role in pushing controversial voter ID and “Stand Your Ground” legislation. However, ALEC revived a secret Political Process Working…
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Major Right-Wing Funders Push Supreme Court Case Against Donor Disclosure
…vehicles. These funders include the Charles Koch Foundation, the Charles Koch Institute, Capital Leaders, Stand Together Trust, as well as two preferred donor conduits of the Koch political network: DonorsTrust…
