…special interests vote as equals with state legislators. ALEC has claimed that more than 1,000 of its bills are introduced each year. In one mailing to its corporate funders, and…
CMD Calls on ALEC to Disclose Information during Sunshine Week
Barring Plastic Bag Bans, another ALEC Law Takes Aim at Local Democracy
…charging a fee for, or otherwise regulating plastic bags is part of a national strategy by corporate interests and groups they fund, like ALEC to override progressive policy gains at…
Cashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015
…parents can choose a school that they regard as best for their child. Thanks to the work of the Koch-funded ALEC, David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity, and the DeVos-funded American…
“National School Choice Week” Fueled by Major Right-Wing Funders and Corporate Lobby Groups
…in 2014—the week has grown rapidly through the backing of advocacy groups and deep pockets of funders focused on promoting charters, vouchers, and tax credits that aid private schools, including…
CMD Submits Evidence of ExxonMobil Funding ALEC’s Climate Change Denial to California Attorney General
…has documented Exxon funding for ALEC at least as early as 1981. This funding makes ExxonMobil one of ALEC’s biggest financial supporters as ALEC has promoted legislation, resolutions, presentations, and…
How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society at the Height of Its Attacks on Martin Luther King
…the face of criticism for its assault on the civil rights movement, the John Birch Society also funded a scholarship program to give college funds to African Americans who were…
Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap
…Project, which has received funding from DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund and of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a project of the Bradley-funded Claremont Institute) Becket Fund for Religious Liberty…
Koch Self-Interest in Criminal Justice Reform, Exposed
…press in recent months for acknowledging that they help fund NACDL (the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), which does much more than promote better funding for underpaid public defenders…
Koch-Funded Special Interest Groups and Utilities Bankrolling ALEC Meeting
…other corporations fund ALEC’s operations generally or fund the travel of lawmakers: Chair’s Level ($50,000) PhRMA State Policy Network Convention of States Vice Chair’s Level ($25,000) Altria Conservation Leadership Council*…
ALEC Invites Politicians to “Plan Your 2016 Agenda” at ALEC Confab in Scottsdale
…on legislation that has already passed in Utah. This bill prescribes a $75,000,000 funding scheme for technology in schools that would siphon funds for public schools and mandate those funds…
