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. |
Who Is Behind ALEC? |
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| What Is ALEC?
ALEC Politicians (all states) |
Essential ALEC Resources |
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CMD's SourceWatch Resources on ALEC The Nation Special Edition on ALEC Common Cause Trove of ALEC Task Force Docs |
Hot Topics |
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| Lobbying and Ethics Complaints |
State Reports |
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ALEC News |
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ALEC “Academy” Featured a Who’s Who of Voter Suppression Leaders Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Leader Indicted for Campaign Finance Conspiracy Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Voter Suppressors Square Off in GOP Primary for Arizona Secretary of State Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Leaders Boast About Anti-Abortion, Anti-Trans Bills Read the rest of this item here. Here’s Who Funds the Right-Wing American Legislative Exchange Council Read the rest of this item here. |
More ALEC News |
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ALEC Claims Credit for Voter Suppression and Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws at Secret MeetingALEC boasted about its role in promoting and passing laws making it harder to vote, barring schools from teaching about America’s racist past, and protecting employers from COVID-related lawsuits at a May meeting of the right-wing Council for National Policy. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Lied About Its Work on Election Suppression BillsALEC claims that it “doesn’t work on voting issues,” but its CEO told a very different story to her right-wing audience at a Council for National Policy meeting in May. Read the rest of this item here. Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Controversial ALEC Voter SoftwareThe right-wing Bradley Foundation has earmarked at least $1.7M for ALEC’s distribution of sophisticated voter management software deeply tied to the Republican Party since 2017, the subject of an IRS whistleblower complaint and multiple state campaign finance complaints. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC’s Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP’s Culture WarsThe American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its first post-Trump in-person meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah at the five-star Grand America Hotel. Read the rest of this item here. At Least 100 ALEC Lawmakers Signed Letter Opposing Worker Protections in PRO ActALEC Action organized a letter signed by 100 lawmakers to members of Congress urging them to oppose the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Inspires Lawmakers to File Anti-Critical Race Theory BillsKnown for pushing bills that protect corporate interests, ALEC jumps back into culture wars to oppose teaching of systemic racism in schools. Read the rest of this item here. |
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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