ALEC’s Washington State Chair Engaged in Domestic Terrorism, Report Concludes
ALEC quietly removes Rep. Matt Shea from its leadership list on its website, but has yet to denounce his violent white nationalist views.
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Dispatches from COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid
Scientist’s concerns over “abrupt climate system change” lead him to reluctant support for controversial Solar Radiation Management strategies and show urgent need for climate restoration.
As GOP State Attorneys General Fight Environmental Regulations, Fossil Fuel Companies Bankroll Their Campaigns
As Republican Attorneys General faced 2018 re-election bids and continued their legal challenges to Obama-era environmental regulations, fossil fuel companies poured millions of dollars into the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), a political nonprofit that spends money to elect GOP AGs. That trend has continued into this year. From 2017 through mid-2019, oil, gas, and coal companies, trade associations, fossil fuel utilities, and industry executives donated over $6.7 million to RAGA, a CMD investigation has found.
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The legislation, SB 33, is modeled after an ALEC proposal, and its corporate backers are big contributors to the Republican party and legislators in Ohio.
Dispatches from the People's Summit in Santiago, Chile
Indigenous women aim to unite Latin America around equality for women and agroecology.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Makes Unscheduled Appearance at ALEC Conference in Arizona to Promote Costly School Voucher Program
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos held a roundtable on "education freedom" with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) yesterday at the ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit to promote her controversial and costly Education Freedom Scholarships proposal.
Eli Broad Pays $100M to Move His Ed-Reform-Producing “Broad Center” from LA to Yale
Eli Broad is one of the chief billionaires pushing education reform.
Gerrymandering, Elections, School Privatization, and More on the Agenda as ALEC meets in Arizona
The American Legislative Exchange Council returns to the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona for its annual States and Nation Policy Summit this week.
Koch network makes first jump into 2020 races, defending GOP senators
The Charles Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity is running ads backing Republican senators, marking the first election-related spending of the cycle for the Koch network that has undergone significant restructuring this year.
ALEC to Host “Free Speech Dinner” with Anti-LGBT Group in Arizona
Corporate pay-to-play group appears to pursue a growing alliance with Christian Right groups.
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