ALEC Exposed
Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue |
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Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.
In ALEC's own words, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU? Numerous resources to help us expose ALEC are provided below. We have also created links to detailed discussions of key issues, which are available on the left. |
#50YearsofHarm |
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Undermining Workers’ Rights and Worker Organizing Voter Suppression, Gerrymandering, and Other Anti-Democratic Activism |
Who Is Behind ALEC? |
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What Is ALEC?
ALEC Politicians (all states) |
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Lobbying and Ethics Complaints |
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ALEC News |
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ALEC Legislators Dominate Leadership Positions in Republican StatesFor more than 50 years, the American Legislative Exchange Council has moved a right-wing and pro-corporate Republican agenda of legislation in states across the country — all while posing as a nonpartisan, tax-exempt charity.Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Pushes State Anti-Labor Agenda for 2025The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate bill-mill, has laid out its priorities for this year’s state legislative sessions.Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States“Now, more than ever, is the time for states to lead.” This assertion by leaders of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) opens the organization’s Essential Policy Solutions playbook for 2025.Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Member Strikes a Blow Against Rule Requiring Union Labor on Federal Construction ProjectsContractors engaged in large federal construction projects can’t be required to enter collective bargaining agreements with building trade unions, a federal claims court ruled last week.Read the rest of this item here. |
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Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” CapitalismOn December 5, right-wing culture warriors instructed lawmakers attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on the steps their states can take to upend policies and practices designed to help address the unfolding climate emergency and diversify workforces. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DCALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways. Read the rest of this item here. An Ex-Con Promoted Campaign Software at ALEC’s Annual MeetingJust before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in July, a former Oklahoma legislator and convicted felon reached out to ALEC state chairs to market a campaign data management platform favored by the Republican National Committee (RNC). Read the rest of this item here. Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in NovemberAmericans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in DenverAmerican Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more. Read the rest of this item here. |
Who is ALEC? |
ALEC at the Secretive Council for National Policy, May 21, 2021 |
ALEC was given the platform to present two panels at the Christian Right Council for National Policy's May 2021 meeting where it laid out its top priorities. In the two videos obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson and national chairs speak candidly on ALEC priorities in "Can the States Save America?" and "Saving America Through the States." |
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ALEC - The Backroom Where Laws Are Born |
This is a glimpse into the world of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate-funded charity that pays for lawmaker trips to resorts where they leave with ready-to-pass bills.
Neither ALEC nor the Georgia legislature would show us where the money comes from, or who it goes to. |
A Charity for Lawmakers? ALEC Legislator Resigns to Become Lobbyist |
Rep. Ben Harbin resigned after two decades as a Georgia legislator the same day as 11ALive reporters asked him for an interview about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting where he was found behind closed doors with the top state lobbyist for the cell phone industry.
Atlanta's 11Alive follows up on its behind-the-scenes investigation of ALEC. |
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