The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) fuses together the worst of corporate and legislative corruption into one seamless copy and paste model policy package. The 2012 election season has already brought with it familiar cries of so-called class warfare, quadrennial …
BY JESSICA M. KARMASEK TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A Washington-based watchdog group wants New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa to investigate a conservative bill-writing organization.Common Cause sent a two-page letter to Chiesa Thursday, asking him to look into th …
On May 11, 2012, about 20 state legislators from 15 oil- and gas-rich states are scheduled to meet in a hotel conference room in Charlotte. Representatives from major energy companies will be there, too. Oil and gas lobbying groups will give presentations to the lawmakers on fo …
President Obama said Friday that Republicans in Congress are calling federal student loans socialism. Republicans reject the charge. But the issue is highlighting political differences.
With the recent publication of additional American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) documents, new questions are being raised about the source of certain provisions in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's controversial collective bargaining legislation. Some of those provisions …
Oil magnate T. Boone Pickens is not what you would call a liberal, or a tool of the democratic establishment. He is a conservative Texas Oil Baron. When he calls out Koch Industries for manipulating energy policy, its not like you’re hearing from Michael Moore. The video …
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative policy group, has helped state lawmakers craft measures aimed at curtailing U.S. EPA air pollution rules, repealing cap and trade and teaching climate skepticism in schools, among many other things. A f …
Repeatedly burned by stings intended to demonstrate the ease with which individuals who are banned from purchasing firearms can buy guns from private sellers without passing a background check, the National Rifle Association appears to have found a solution: Make those stings i …
For an organization devoted to building coalitions, the American Legislative Exchange Council has seen a lot of partners hit the road recently. Close to a dozen companies have withdrawn from ALEC after recent public pressure, and The New York Times reported Sunday on a new tro …
Two leading conservative political organizations say they are stepping up coordinated efforts to repeal state-level renewable energy targets. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — a “stealth business lobbyist” that works with corporate …
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