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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.
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FEATURED
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ALEC Tax and Budget Proposals Would Slash Public Services and Jeopardize Economic Growth
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Profiting from Public Dollars: How ALEC and Its Members Promote Privatization of Government Services and Assets
In the Public Interest
Selling Snake Oil to the States: The American Legislative Exchange Council’s Flawed Prescriptions for Prosperity
Good Jobs First, The Iowa Policy Project
New ALEC Task Force Documents, Dec. 2012
Buying Influence
New Report on ALEC "Scholarships," Who Gets Them and Who Pays
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Who Is Behind ALEC?
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What Is ALEC?
Who Funds ALEC?
ALEC Corporations
- Corporations That Have Cut Ties to ALEC
ALEC Politicians
- Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC
ALEC Non-Profits and Think Tanks
ALEC State Chairs
ALEC "Scholars"
ALEC Boards & Task Forces
ALEC's Koch Connection
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Essential ALEC Resources
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CMD Fact Sheets on Key Topics
ALEC Press by Date and State
CMD's PRWatch Articles on ALEC
CMD's SourceWatch Resources on ALEC
The Nation Special Edition on ALEC
Common Cause Trove of ALEC Task Force Docs
DBA Press ALEC Archive
Voter's Legislative Transparency Project (VLTP)
ProPublica Database of ALEC Corporations' Election Spending
Abolish ALEC (Daily Kos blog)
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Hot Topics
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Lobbying and Ethics Complaints
ALEC & NCSL Comparison
Democracy & Voting
Privatizing Education
Repealing Labor Rights
Health & Tobacco
Limiting Environmental Protections
Changing Civil & Criminal Law
Immigration
Corporate Prisons
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Take Action!
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TELL CORPORATIONS TO CUT ALEC TIES!
So far, 42 ALEC corporations, including Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors and more, have listened to their customers and stopped funding ALEC. With one click, you can send a letter to other ALEC corporate funders and tell them to do the same.
Click Here to Take Action!
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TELL YOUR LEGISLATOR TO CUT ALEC TIES!
ALEC boasts on its website that over 2,000 state legislators are members of their organization. ALEC Exposed has identified nearly 1,000 state representatives who are believed to be active members of ALEC. We need YOUR help to identify all ALEC members.
Click Here to Help!
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Lisa Graves on Democracy Now!
Breaking News
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- ALEC's Plan to Kill Union Jobs Everywhere -- Even Outside the U.S. (AlterNet)
- On Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death, ALEC-Backed Stand Your Ground Laws Remain on Books (PRWatch)
- After Attacking Kwanzaa, WI Senator Moves on to Attacking Renewable Energy -- with Help from ALEC (PRWatch)
- Ending Wisconsin’s Election Day Registration Costs $14M, but GOP Assembly Leader Rejects Cost Estimates (PRWatch)
- Four States Introduce Keystone XL Resolutions, Lifting Language from ALEC and TransCanada Itself (PRWatch)
- Scott Walker Dropped the Bomb Two Years Ago Today and Wisconsin’s Economy is Still Shattered (PRWatch)
- Rig the Vote: Wisconsin Has Best Election Practices in the U.S., So Why Are They Under Attack? (PRWatch)
- Sprucing Up Suppression: Pennsylvania GOP Proposes New Election-Rigging Scheme (PRWatch)
- Three States Pushing ALEC Bill To Require Teaching Climate Change Denial In Schools (DeSmogBlog)
- Wisconsin's "Shameful" Gerrymander of 2012 (PRWatch)
- ALEC-Inspired "Right to Work" Bill Back Again in Pennsylvania (PRWatch)
- Duke Energy Flip-Flop: ALEC Leads Attack on North Carolina Clean Energy with Duke Funding (NationOfChange)
- The NRA and Koch-Backed ALEC Have Fought Gun Buyback Programs Across Country (PRWatch)
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Join the Conversation!
State Reports
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- Arizona (PFAW/CC) (supplemental)
(CMD/PFAW/CC/Progress Now)
- Florida (Progress Florida/
PFAW/CMD/Florida Watch Action/CC)
- Maine (Maine's Majority Education Fund)
- Michigan (Progress Michigan/
Michigan Citizen Action/CMD/CC/PFAW)
- Missouri supplemental (Progress Missouri)
- New Hampshire (Granite State Progress) (supplemental on "Right to Work for Less")
- New Jersey (PFAW/CMD/CC/Progress Now)
- Ohio (CMD/Progress Ohio/PFAW/CC)
- Pennsylvania (Keystone Progress)
- Utah (PFAW/CC/Alliance for a Better Utah/CMD)
- Wisconsin (Center for Media and Democracy)
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ALEC Rock
Not the old "School House Rock"
Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore
shows how a bill becomes a law ALEC style.
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ALEC's "Model Bills"
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Worker and Consumer Rights bills here.Analysis here.
Tort Reform and Injured Americans bills here. Analysis here.
Privatizing Schools and Higher Education bills here. Analysis here.
Health, Big Pharma, and Social Welfare bills here. Analysis here.
Environment, Energy, and Agriculture bills here. Analysis here.
Democracy, Voting, and Federal Relations bills here. Analysis here.
Tax & Budget bills here.Analysis here.
Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration bills here. Analysis here.
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Bill Moyers' Exposé on ALEC
The United States of ALEC
PBS's respected "Moyers & Company" show
delves into the hidden world of ALEC.
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Worker and Consumer Rights ·
Tort Reform and Injured Americans ·
Privatizing Schools and Higher Ed Policy ·
Health, Pharmaceuticals and Safety Net Programs ·
Environment, Energy and Agriculture ·
Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power ·
Taxes and Budgets ·
Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration
