Anti-Protest Bill Heads to Wisconsin Gov. Evers
Bill pushed by big oil and ALEC would chill environmental protests with the threat of harsh jail terms and fines.
ALEC Exposed
Koch Network Dominates SPN Annual Meeting Attendees
The State Policy Network (SPN) is holding its annual meeting at the five-star Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs this week. While SPN - a right-wing web of "think tanks," advocacy groups, and other registered nonprofits in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Canada, and the United Kingdom - publishes a list of its member organizations on its website, it holds its meeting in secrecy under tight security and does not disclose attendees.
Bill to Criminalize Environmental Protests in Wisconsin Heads to the Assembly Floor
The Wisconsin State Assembly will convene for the first time this fall today to consider a bill backed by the oil industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that would impose harsh criminal penalties on protesters who trespass on or damage any property owned by energy and water companies.
Revealed: ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force Legislative Members
Many of the task force legislative members will be attending ALEC's Life Sciences Academy this week with undisclosed drug industry representatives.
Wisconsin Legislators Seek to Criminalize Climate, Environmental Protests with Latest Bill
The Wisconsin bill echoes similar "critical infrastructure protection" model bills pushed out by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Council of State Governments over the last two years.
Election Manipulators Use ALEC To Push Their Partisan Power Grabs Against Voters
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is up to it again: promoting new ways to restrict political representation and under one of the central foundations of American democracy.
ALEC Fails to Denounce Dangerous and Racist Views of Its Leaders and Members
White nationalist statements and ties draw fire from many within GOP, but not ALEC.
ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meets this week in Austin, the capital of the Lone Star State, for its 46th Annual Meeting at the posh JW Marriott hotel.
Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including ALEC's Influence
Texas tops chart for number of ALEC legislators, with 59 politicians tied to corporate bill mill, the local delegation might be the largest delegation at this week's meeting.
New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas
As corporate lobbyists and legislators prepare to gather in Austin, CMD and Common Cause release a report detailing the pay-to-play group's firm grip on Texas politics.
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