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Essential ALEC Resources

"Open Records" Archive

DBA Press unveils trove of ALEC politician emails

This archive contains records about ALEC in several states (OH, FL, WI, AZ, IN) from 2007-2011, obtained through public records requests to ALEC's "public sector chairs," elected officials. Included are records relating to ALEC legislative & corporate members, records detailing ALEC "scholarship fund" disbursements to lawmakers, as well as thousands of pages of email correspondence between lawmakers, ALEC staff, and reps of corporations that finance ALEC.

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Breaking News

"WANTED" poster mocked up from document from ALEC's spring meeting in Oklahoma City Join CMD for ALEC Exposed Panel at Netroots Nation 2013 (PRWatch) U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Another ALEC Voting Bill (PRWatch) ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards (PRWatch) Wisconsin GOP Sneaks ALEC-Supported For-Profit Bail Bonding Into Budget Bill (PRWatch) WI Appellate Judge Upholds WI Voter ID, But Indicates Another Challenge Could be Successful (PRWatch) Dissent or Terror: How the Nation's 'Counter Terrorism' Apparatus, in Partnership with Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street (PRWatch/DBA Press)

Common Cause Unveils Trove of New Docs

ALEC Task Force Meetings Are Unmasked

On April 26, 2012, government watchdog group Common Cause began posting material in support of its complaint to the IRS that "ALEC is a corporate lobbying group masquerading as a public charity." The evidence now available includes a complete set of agendas, model bills, minutes, and related materials for each ALEC task force meeting over the past two years. Read more here.

ALEC's "Model Bills"

Worker and Consumer Rights bills here. Analysis here. Tort Reform and Injured Americans bills here. Analysis here. Privatizing Schools and Higher Education bills here. Analysis here. Health, Big Pharma, and Social Welfare bills here. Analysis here. Environment, Energy, and Agriculture bills here. Analysis here. Democracy, Voting, and Federal Relations bills here. Analysis here. Tax & Budget bills here. Analysis here. Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration bills here. Analysis here.

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Featured News

"CMD Releases New Report: 'ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State'" (Center for Media and Democracy) "Quid pro Status Quo: ALEC & State-Sanctioned Corruption in Ohio" (Beau Hodai, PRWatch) "A CMD Special Report: ALEC's "Scholarship" Scheme Helps Corporations Fund Legislator Trips" (Brendan Fischer, PRWatch) "Koch-Funded Mackinac Center Brings Wisconsin Act 10 Provisions to ALEC" (Brendan Fischer, PRWatch) "Did the American Legislative Exchange Council Give Me the Full Story?" (Brendan Greeley, BloombergBusinessweek) "For-Profit Education Firm Kaplan is 14th Company to Dump ALEC" (Rebekah Wilce, PRWatch) "One Year Later: The First ALEC Protest in Cincinnati" (Sara Jerving, PRWatch) "U.S. Supreme Court Considers ALEC Immigration Bill" (Brendan Fischer, PRWatch) "ALEC Leader Admits Last Week's Announcement Was a PR Stunt" (Color of Change press release) "ALEC’s Vision of Pre-Empting EPA Coal Ash Regs Passes the House" (Sara Jerving, PRWatch) "Hang onto that Paycheck! ALEC: Sharpens Focus on Jobs" (Mary Bottari, PRWatch) More Press Reports Available Here

BLOGGERS & ACTIVISTS HELP EXPOSE ALEC

• Abolish ALEC (Daily Kos blog)
• Voter's Legislative Transparency Project (VLTP)