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Bill Moyers: ALEC ‘is still everywhere’
The influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has not diminished despite recent corporate defections, Bill Moyers said Friday, or attempts to curb it with legislation like the ALEC Accountability Act. The bill, Moyers said in a report on Moyers and Company, “has gone nowhere. ALEC, on the other…
Wisc. Rep. Mark Pocan: ALEC is feeling the heat
Wisconsin state Rep. Mark Pocan (D), who attended American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual meeting, said Thursday that the organization was definitely “feeling the pressure” of liberal and progressive groups. “They’re really feeling the heat of their corporate members who are feeling the heat because of this bad legislation that…
Clergy group demands IRS investigate ALEC’s tax-exempt status
The former head of the IRS’ Exempt Organizations division is calling for an investigation into a conservative nonprofit group of lawmakers and corporate officials on the grounds that they are abusing their tax-exempt status. Former IRS official Marcus Owens recently filed a complaint against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…
Wal-Mart becomes latest company to leave ALEC
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is withdrawing from the legislative group the American Legislation Exchange Council (ALEC), according to Think Progress. ALEC has come under scrutiny of late for its controversial policies regarding voter ID laws and looser firearm restrictions, like Flordia’s “Stand Your Ground,” a law that expanded the…
Amazon becomes 18th company to split with ALEC
Amazon.com, the massive online retailer, has become the 18th company to leave the controversial legislative group the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to Think Progress. In spite of pressure from right-wing websites like Michelle Malkin.com, Breitbart.com and Newsbusters, the company has joined other organizations like PepsiCo, State Farm Insurance…
ALEC legislator uses ‘Occupy pansy’ slur against activist
Georgia lawmaker and former national head of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Earl Ehrhart (R) is not taking kindly to attempts by citizen groups to shed light on his organization. In today’s Marrietta Daily Journal he lashed out at one activist in particular, calling him “some Occupy pansy sitting…
Democrat on leaving ALEC: They went ‘more and more to the right’
South Carolina state Rep. Ted Vick appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show on Tuesday night to explain why he resigned from the American Legislative Exchange Council. “ALEC was a group that offered a place for Democrats and Republicans to come together and the private sector to come together to actually…
Maddow unveils ALEC’s replacement: The National Center for Public Policy
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained that the National Center for Public Policy was expected to take over the role of the embattled American Legislative Exchange Council. Liberal and progressive groups have waged a successful campaign against ALEC, which drafts corporation-friendly “model” legislation for state lawmakers.…
Open government group accuses ALEC of tax fraud
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative nonprofit that workshops legislation favored by its corporate members, was accused Monday of tax fraud by an open government group that’s seeking to trigger an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit into ALEC’s activities. The group Common Cause leveled the allegations Monday morning,…
Sen. Grassley: Boycott Coca-Cola for leaving ALEC
Sen. Chuck Grassley on Saturday suggested that people should boycott Coca-Cola because the company decided not to renew its membership with the influential American Legislative Exchange Council. “U might think abt not drinking Coca Cola since company sucombed to pressure fr Leftist not to support ALEC [sic],” the conservative senator…
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