CMD Releases New Report: "ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2012

CONTACT: Sara Jerving, sara@prwatch.org

 

Watchdog Groups Call for Attorney General Investigation
of ALEC Lobbying Activities

MADISON -- Today, the Madison-based Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) released a new report that details the exclusive network of corporate lobbyists and special interest groups that influence the Wisconsin legislature through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

A CMD Special Report Part One:

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New Documents Confirm Koch Was on ALEC Crime Task Force Led by NRA
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Scantron 15th Corporation to Dump ALEC

  • Projects: ALEC Exposed
  • Scantron formScantron Corporation, a $200 million for-profit educational testing and online tutoring company that makes, among other things, those ubiquitous scan forms for standardized tests (please make sure you fill in the bubble completely and clearly with a #2 pencil, etc.), joined the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) late in 2010, but a company spokesperson told CMD that it is no longer a member. Scantron's departure makes it the 15th corporation to cut ties with ALEC.

    CMD Calls on Reps. Fitzgerald and Suder to Comply with WI Open Records Law

  • Projects: ALEC Exposed
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2012

    CONTACT: Brendan Fischer, brendan@prwatch.org

     

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