ALEC Exposed

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Nationwide Presses for Distance from ALEC, although its Lobbyist Won Big ALEC Award when its Old Top Lobbyist Led ALEC in 2008

by Rebekah Wilce — October 10, 2012 - 8:55am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Politics

    • Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a "mutual" insurance and financial services company, published a press release last week distancing itself from the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). In the release, the company said it had not funded ALEC for over a decade.

    Index of PRWatch Articles About ALEC

    This is an index of in-depth analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) of the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC's) agenda and corporate involvement published starting in July 2011, when CMD launched ALECexposed.org:

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    Pennsylvania Voter ID Ruling May Lead to Confusion at Polls

    by Brendan Fischer — October 3, 2012 - 8:42am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Election 2012, Democracy, Politics

    • A Pennsylvania court has found that the state's American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)-inspired voter ID law would likely disenfranchise voters and partially blocked its enforcement for the November 2012 election. Ballots cast by voters who do not have ID will still be counted, but the state will still be able to ask for identification and run ads telling voters to obtain ID before election day, potentially leading to confusion at the polls.

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    "Moyers & Company" ALEC Exposé Features CMD

    by PRW Staff — October 3, 2012 - 8:00am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Democracy

    • Bill Moyers' special "The United States of ALEC" aired nationwide this past weekend on his PBS show "Moyers & Company." The documentary threw a spotlight on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and featured the work of the Madison-based Center for Media and Democracy and its award winning "ALECexposed" project.

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    Sanofi Dumps ALEC, Making 41 Corporations Out

    by Rebekah Wilce — October 2, 2012 - 7:57am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Politics

    • Pharmaceutical company Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis), a $33.4 billion a year company based in Paris, France, is cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

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    New Report on ALEC in New Jersey: "The Voice of Corporate Special Interests in the Halls of New Jersey's Legislature"

    by PRW Staff — October 1, 2012 - 3:53pm
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed

    • A coalition of groups, including the Center for Media and Democracy, People For the American Way, Common Cause, and Progress Now, have released a report that details the American Legislative Exchange Council's influence in New Jersey.

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    Center for Media and Democracy and Common Cause File Open Records Lawsuit Against ALEC Members in Wisconsin

    by PRW Staff — October 1, 2012 - 1:05pm
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy

    • Evidence Shows Officials Using Personal Email Accounts to Evade Sunshine Law

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2012

    CONTACT: Brendan Fischer, Brendan@prwatch.org

    MADISON -- The Center for Media and Democracy and Common Cause filed suit today against five Wisconsin legislators who also are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over their failure to provide ALEC-related records sought under Wisconsin's Open Records Law.

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    CMD Special Report: ALEC's (Corporate) Love Affair with Fracking

    by Sara Jerving — September 27, 2012 - 11:50am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy, Energy, Environment

    • Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. Just one look at the cover of the brochure for this year's annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) reveals where some of the corporate bill mill's loyalties lie: with the "natural" gas industry. The full-page ad on the brochure's inside cover -- paid for by the American Gas Association, a trade group for gas utilities companies -- identifies just one of the corporate underwriters that litter the pages of the conference booklet shared with all of the elected representatives and unelected corporate lobbyists who attended the convention at the luxurious Grand America resort.

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    "Moyers & Company" ALEC Documentary Launches This Weekend

    by PRW Staff — September 27, 2012 - 9:17am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy

    • Bill Moyers will be examining the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) this weekend on his weekly television show "Moyers & Company." The show entitled "The United States of ALEC" will highlight the work of the Madison-based Center for Media and Democracy and its many allies in the effort to expose ALEC's inner workings.

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    "Won't Back Down" Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal

    by Mary Bottari — September 19, 2012 - 10:00am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Front Groups, Issue Management, Public Diplomacy, Third Party Technique, Children, Corporations, Democracy, Education

    • -- by Mary Bottari and Sara Jerving

    Well-funded advocates of privatizing the nation's education system are employing a new strategy this fall to enlist support for the cause. The emotionally engaging Hollywood film "Won't Back Down" -- set for release September 28 -- portrays so-called "Parent Trigger" laws as an effective mechanism for transforming underperforming public schools. But the film's distortion of the facts prompts a closer examination of its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure for what ails the American education system.

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