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NC Passes Voter Suppression Measures as DOJ Moves to Protect Voting Rights in TX

by Brendan Fischer — July 26, 2013 - 7:55am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Democracy

    • The North Carolina legislature voted Thursday to approve the most restrictive voter suppression measures in the country, making it the first state to pass new laws after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. But the move comes the same day that the Department of Justice announced plans to use other means to protect voting rights.

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    As ALEC Celebrates its 40th Birthday in Chicago, Protesters Prepare to Blow Out the Candles

    by Harriet Rowan — July 26, 2013 - 7:13am
  • Topics: Activism, ALEC Exposed

    • The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, the corporate "bill mill" which has advanced a potpourri of extreme anti-worker, anti-environment, and pro-gun legislation, is turning 40 years this year, and will hold its annual meeting in Chicago from August 7-9 in 2013. ALEC will be greeted in the Windy City by a broad coalition of good government groups, labor unions, as well as civil rights and religious groups, who will rally to say that 40 years of ALEC is nothing to celebrate.

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    With Voting Rights Act in Shambles, North Carolina Kicks Voter Suppression into High Gear

    by Brendan Fischer — July 24, 2013 - 5:51am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Democracy

    • North Carolina Republicans have introduced a major overhaul of the state's election system, adding dozens of amendments to a voter ID bill that will authorize voter vigilantes, end election day registration, cut early voting, make it harder to register, and even create loony protections against "zombie voters." Update July 25: the bill passed the legislature, making North Carolina the first state to pass new voting restrictions after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.

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    Just How Low Can Your Salary Go? 117 ALEC Bills in 2013 Fuel Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights

    by PRW Staff — July 23, 2013 - 6:23am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Labor, Politics

    • -- by Mary Bottari and Rebekah Wilce

    At least 117 bills introduced in 2013 fuel a "race to the bottom" in wages, benefits, and worker rights and resemble "model" bills from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), publishers of ALECexposed.org.

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    Dick Durbin to Hold Senate Hearings on ALEC, the NRA, and "Stand Your Ground"

    by Brendan Fischer — July 19, 2013 - 2:27pm
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations

    • Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced Friday that he will hold hearings this fall on the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the NRA in spreading "Stand Your Ground" laws across the country, which the Center for Media and Democracy uncovered last year, after launching ALECexposed.org.

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    After Zimmerman, Let’s End Stand Your Ground

    by Lisa Graves — July 17, 2013 - 2:14pm
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed

    • In the wake of the jury verdict finding George Zimmerman not guilty in his killing of Trayvon Martin, many in the media have pushed the line that Florida's notorious "Stand Your Ground" (SYG) law played no role in the trial. They couldn't be more wrong.

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    Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model

    by Brendan Fischer — July 16, 2013 - 6:55am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy, Education

    • Despite widespread public opposition to the education privatization agenda, at least 139 bills or state budget provisions reflecting American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) education bills have been introduced in 43 states and the District of Columbia in just the first six months of 2013, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org. Thirty-one have become law.

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    Time to Repeal ALEC/NRA Stand Your Ground Laws

    by Brendan Fischer — July 15, 2013 - 7:54am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Politics

    • The acquittal of George Zimmerman for killing unarmed high-schooler Trayvon Martin serves as a reminder of the continuing inequities in America's criminal justice system -- and might be the impetus to repeal a law like "Stand Your Ground," which was adopted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and subsequently spread across the country. Stand Your Ground was part of the jury instructions in Zimmerman's criminal trial, and it could again come into play if Trayvon's family brings a civil suit.

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    Justice Denied: 71 ALEC Bills in 2013 Make It Harder to Hold Corporations Accountable for Causing Injury or Death

    by Brendan Fischer — July 10, 2013 - 6:31am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Tort Reform, Corporations, Politics

    • At least 71 bills introduced in 2013 that make it harder for average Americans to access the civil justice system resemble "models" from the American Legislative Exchange Council, or "ALEC," according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org.

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    CMD Calls for Nebraska Ethics Investigation over ALEC Keystone “Academy” Junket

    by Nick Surgey — July 3, 2013 - 7:44am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Front Groups, Energy, Environment

    • -- by Nick Surgey and Brendan Fischer

    The Center for Media and Democracy filed a complaint yesterday with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission alleging that Nebraska Senator Jim Smith, a major proponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, failed to disclose significant travel expenses paid for by the Government of Alberta, Canada during Smith's participation in an "Oil Sands Academy" organized by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The trip was sponsored by the operator of the Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada, which may raise additional concerns under the ethics and lobbying code.

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