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An upbeat end to a turbulent year for conservative state legislature group

Posted December 11, 2014 / Latest News 1408 0 0

This week’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council comes at the tail end of a year that was one of the group’s worst – and one of its best…

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ALEC is Back and Ready to Resume its Conservative Agenda

Posted December 11, 2014 / Latest News 1506 0 0

Damaged by public-relations disasters, the free-market policy group was empowered last month by Republican statehouse victories.

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This Silicon Valley Giant Is Refusing to Leave the Conservative ALEC

Posted October 10, 2014 / Latest News 1622 0 0

A wave of tech companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Yelp, and Facebook, have all distanced themselves from the American Legislative Exchange Council and its conservative politics. But one tech company with a relatively progressive history on...

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ALEC is coming to a city block near you

Posted October 10, 2014 / Latest News 1705 0 0

The conservative think tank known for flooding state legislatures with its agenda is starting to think locally

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News Corp and Occidental Among Latest Firms to Cut Ties with ALEC

Posted October 3, 2014 / Latest News 4341 0 0

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., Occidental Petroleum, International Paper, and Overstock.com are the latest corporations to say they have left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) after a wave of technology companies led by Google...

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ALEC Can’t Hold On To Its Tech Giants Anymore

Posted September 26, 2014 / Latest News 1460 0 0

With Yahoo becoming the latest company to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council in a matter of days, it’s official: ALEC has lost favor with tech giants.

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Google Denounces Koch-Funded American Legislative Exchange Council, Commits to Leave After Public Outcry

Posted September 22, 2014 / Latest News 1362 0 0

WASHINGTON – Just hours ago, Google co-founder Eric Schmidt denounced the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as liars on the nationally-syndicated Diane Rehm Show. This move comes two weeks after over 50 organizations...

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The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low

Posted May 16, 2014 / Latest News 1477 0 0

A majority of the Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed to clear the 60 vote hurdle necessary for passage — thanks in no small part to the political power of the National Restaurant...

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Where do elite meet? Invitation-only, confidential forums

Posted May 16, 2014 / Latest News 8095 0 0

For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meeting at a resort on the Georgia coast. But only those who attended know what issues were discussed, strategy...

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The Privatization Backlash

Posted April 25, 2014 / Latest News 1517 0 0

For decades, city and state governments have seen contracting as a cost-saving panacea. But past experience has left some of today’s policymakers more skeptical.

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Point Austin: ALEC by Another Name

Posted April 24, 2014 / Latest News 1598 0 0

On the state level, legislators pay a nominal annual fee to become ALEC members, enabling them to attend ALEC conferences, schmooze with deep-pocketed sponsors, discuss draft legislation, and “vote” alongside their corporate partners...

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Karl Rove and Americans for Prosperity Join Forces to Aid ALEC Stalwart in NC Race

Posted April 23, 2014 / Latest News 1341 0 0

Some powerful players are coming to the aid of ALEC board member Thom Tillis, the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives who seeks to challenge Democrat Kay Hagen for her U.S. Senate seat. The North Carolina race could determine...

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