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 Exposed
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.
BREAKING: ALEC Plans "Confidential" Helicopter Border Tour in Texas for Board Members
Two biggest private prison companies backing ALEC get millions in ICE contracts to run controversial immigrant detention camps, raising questions about who is paying for the tour and why.
Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans
Plastic Industry Association works with ALEC to block regulation of single-use plastics.
ALEC Says "Strike!" Just Do It Without Unions
The American Legislative Exchange Council has gone on the record as supporting the right of workers to bargain collectively, and even strike, for better working conditions -- as long as they do it without a union.
Comcast Is Latest Telecommunications Company to Drop ALEC
The news of Comcast's departure was made public in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing calling for increased lobbying disclosure by Comcast.
ALEC Teams up with Anti-LGBT Alliance Defending Freedom to Promote So-Called "Campus Free Speech" Bills
The noted hate group is also a dues-paying member of ALEC, CMD has found.
That Grifty Thing Stephen Moore Did With Herman Cain -- and the Koch Brothers' Blessing
Stephen Moore awaits his nomination to the Federal Reserve by Trump, who really wanted to get the band back together when he mentioned both Moore and Cain as his picks to the central bank.
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