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 Is Using Wolf-PAC to Help the Right Rewrite the Constitution Read the rest of this item here. ALEC’s State Ratings Favor Corporate Policy Wish-List Over Quality of Life Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Loses Last-Ditch Efforts to Blunt Repeal of Michigan’s “Right-to-Work” Law Read the rest of this item here. ALEC to SFOF Pipeline Unearthed Read the rest of this item here. |
More ALEC News |
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Fossil Fuel Producers Urge ALEC to Help “Preserve Their Freedom”An oil and gas industry group recently urged the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council—the right-wing corporate bill mill—to reconsider adopting a model policy that would blacklist companies that limit their business with fossil fuels. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism FightersThe American Legislative Exchange Council has expanded its private sector board of directors—or what it calls its “Private Enterprise Advisory Council”—to include operatives in the right-wing’s fight against “woke capitalism.” Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG FirmsThe American Legislative Exchange Council has expanded its private sector board of directors—or what it calls its “Private Enterprise Advisory Council”—to include operatives in the right-wing’s fight against “woke capitalism.” Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Has Half the Legislative Members It ClaimsThe American Legislative Exchange Council grossly overstates the number of state lawmakers who are members of the organization, internal documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy show. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting MisinformationThe American Legislative Exchange Council meets this week in Washington, D.C., for its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington, where rewriting the U.S. Constitution, “woke” capitalism, and protecting hate speech and misinformation are at the top of the agenda. 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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