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Shift of Power in State Capitols Buoys Conservatives

By Robert Faturechi / ProPublica Jan 7, 2017 Advocates promise that growing GOP dominance in statehouses will unleash a wave of laws to cut business taxes, restrict unions and expand school privatization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

ALEC’s Horror Show Is Coming to Your Hometown

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 "The rightwing group Alec is preparing to launch a new nationwide network that will seek to replicate its current influence within state legislatures in city councils and municipalities," The Guardian reported earlier this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

To the Barricades! ALEC Posts Issues for 2014 Legislative Wars

BLANK Dec 3, 2013 The secretive Koch brothers-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has its sights set on labor laws, consumer protections and public education, among others. So you can’t say you weren’t warned. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Another Win for the Koch Brothers: Underfunded Public Schools

BLANK Sep 20, 2013 The American working and middle classes aren’t the only sectors still suffering the effects of the Great Recession. Public schools have yet to regain their economic footing, either. That fits in perfectly with the dreams the Koch brothers-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has of dismantling the system, and democracy itself. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Corporate Front Group Burns Americans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2011 ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is a secretive association of corporations and state legislators that has been crafting public policy to suit corporate interests since 1973 The organization is not new, but the opportunity to review (more) . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )