ALEC Exposed

Why Are Railroads Funding ALEC?

Hint: Koch Industries is one of their biggest customers

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Fracking Lobbyists Plan to Spend Big at Trump Hotel

The fracking lobby will host its annual “Congressional Call-Up” event at the Trump International Hotel in March.

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‘Influence Watch’ Website Launched: Berman, ALEC, Heartland Copy CMD’s Sourcewatch.org Site

The Capital Research Center (CRC), a right-wing opposition research group with deep ties to PR spin doctor Richard Berman and bankrolled by the $800 million Bradley Foundation, launched an “Encyclopedia of the Left” inspired by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)’s Sourcewatch.org this month called Influence Watch.

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ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force

The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups: Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Institute.

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Credo Delivers Petition to UPS Demanding that It Drop ALEC

Credo Action delivered a petition to the United Parcel Service (UPS) with 84,453 signatures earlier today asking the company to dump the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

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ALEC Backs Extreme Climate Denial, Constitutional Rewrite, Corporate Wish List at Nashville Summit

ALEC States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville, Tennessee December 6-8.

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Koch Latino Front Group Instructs Arizona Moms About School Vouchers

A full year in advance of a historic showdown on school vouchers in Arizona, the Kochs are already ladling on the cash. Through their Latino front group, Libre Institute, they have launched a six figure ad campaign targeting Arizona moms on one of the Kochs' favorite topics, school vouchers.