The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low
A majority of the Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed to clear the 60 vote hurdle necessary for passage — thanks in no small part to the political...
View ArticleGoogle Denounces Koch-Funded American Legislative Exchange Council, Commits...
WASHINGTON – Just hours ago, Google co-founder Eric Schmidt denounced the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as liars on the nationally-syndicated Diane Rehm Show. This move comes...
View ArticleALEC Can’t Hold On To Its Tech Giants Anymore
With Yahoo becoming the latest company to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council in a matter of days, it’s official: ALEC has lost favor with tech giants. ALEC is the right-wing...
View ArticleNews Corp and Occidental Among Latest Firms to Cut Ties with ALEC
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., Occidental Petroleum, International Paper, and Overstock.com are the latest corporations to say they have left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) after a wave...
View ArticleALEC is coming to a city block near you
The conservative think tank known for flooding state legislatures with its agenda is starting to think locally The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has long made headlines as a...
View ArticleThis Silicon Valley Giant Is Refusing to Leave the Conservative ALEC
A wave of tech companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Yelp, and Facebook, have all distanced themselves from the American Legislative Exchange Council and its conservative politics. But one tech...
View ArticleALEC is Back and Ready to Resume its Conservative Agenda
Damaged by public-relations disasters, the free-market policy group was empowered last month by Republican statehouse victories. About 500 state legislators from across the country will pour themselves...
View ArticleAn upbeat end to a turbulent year for conservative state legislature group
This week’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council comes at the tail end of a year that was one of the group’s worst – and one of its best. Early in 2014, ALEC lost some of its...
View Article2014: Year of the #ALECExodus
As 2014 closes, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your hard work standing up to ALEC and its continued efforts to manipulate our state governments. There is no doubt that ALEC remains a...
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View ArticleFossil fuel industry’s sneaky fight against solar
Anyone tuned into CNN on Tuesday night heard the five Democratic presidential hopefuls talk a lot about climate change. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said climate change is the greatest threat to our...
View ArticleThe Destruction of Progressive Wisconsin
By adding the Civil Service bill, Mr. Walker brings Wisconsin closer to the achievement of a long-sought goal of the libertarian right: universal “at-will employment.” Unlike union workers or state...
View ArticleRewrite The Constitution? Several States Are Trying To
Four states, including Florida and Georgia, have already called for a second constitutional convention. Thirty-four could by the end of the year — enough to trigger a convention. Supporters include the...
View ArticleCorporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
Across America, corporate interests are taking aim at local government. With Congress gridlocked and a majority of state legislatures controlled by right-wing interests, cities have become laboratories...
View ArticleControversial WV Legislation Tied to Shadowy Billionaires’ Network
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The right-to-work bill and prevailing-wage repeal just passed by the Legislature have ties to Kansas oil billionaires Charles and David Koch and their shadowy network, watchdogs...
View ArticleFord Becomes Latest Major Corporation to Dump ALEC
Ford Motor Company confirmed to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) that it is cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization that has drawn heavy criticism...
View ArticleCashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015
ALEC Continued to Cash in on Kids in 2015 and Beyond Despite widespread public opposition to the corporate-driven education privatization agenda, at least 172 measures reflecting American Legislative...
View ArticleStates Are Barring Cities From Raising The Minimum Wage
In 19 states, local governments are now forbidden from raising wages for their lowest-paid workers. But a ballot win in America’s most populous state would do more than just raise pay. It would...
View ArticleProtesters gather at American Legislative Exchange Council conference Downtown
More than 150 people held a lunchtime protest Friday across from — and briefly inside — the Omni William Penn Hotel, which hosted a gathering of the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council....
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