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) |
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ALEC News |
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ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting Attendees and Sponsors Revealed Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Exploits Pandemic to Push Right-Wing Policy Goals at Annual Meeting Read the rest of this item here. American Legislative Exchange Council Backs Trump on Confederate Monuments, Policing Read the rest of this item here. |
More ALEC News |
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ALEC Holds Tutorial with Republican’s “Chief Authority on Redistricting” Amidst PandemicALEC which claims to be a "nonpartisan" charitable group, connects Republican legislators with Fair Lines America, the GOP's leading group for opposing voter-enacted redistricting reforms and crafting the party's 2020 redistricting strategy. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19Documents obtained by CMD show the extent of the corporate lobby group’s role in pressuring the states to force a rapid reopening of the economy despite strong public resistance and health concerns. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC’s Post-Janus Wishlist Revealed in Policy DocumentA “labor reform” booklet of 50 “state factsheets” obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy reveals the ambitious agenda of the ALEC to further weaken public sector unions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. Read the rest of this item here. |
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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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