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Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations. Through ALEC, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU?

Featured News ALEC Exposed Audio & Video ALEC Exposed Full Press List The Progressive: "Inside the ALEC Dating Service" (October 2011 issue) Orlando Weekly: "Hiding the Sausauge" (September 15, 2011) The Portland Phoenix: "LePage's Koch Brothers Connection Revealed" (September 7, 2011) Who Is Behind ALEC? ALEC Corporations ALEC Politicians ALEC State Chairs ALEC "Scholars" ALEC Boards & Task Forces ALEC FAQ ALEC Funding ALEC Member Campaign Contributions ALEC & NCSL Comparison Hot Topics Democracy & Voting Education Labor Health & Tobacco Environment Civil & Criminal Law Immigration Wisconsin Koch CLICK HERE FOR ALEC BILL COMPARISONS

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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Major Reports ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures, People for the American Way (2011) Study on ALEC Member Campaign Contributions, Common Cause (2011) Beyond Dinner and a Movie: ALEC Actively Courts State Lawmakers, Follow the Money (2011) Climate Denial Report on ALEC, Exxon Funding for ALEC and Lewis Powell Memo Report, Greenpeace (2011) ALEC Report, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (2011) American Legislative Exchange Council and other related articles, SourceWatch (2011) Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America, American Association for Justice (2010) A Case Study in How Corporations Get What they Want, Nieman Watchdog, (2008) Governing the Nation from the Statehouses, Progressive States Network (2006) The American Legislative Exchange Council’s Attack on Civil Liberties, Defenders of Wildlife (2004) Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States, Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council (2002)

Take Action! TELL YOUR LEGISLATOR TO CUT ALEC TIES! ALEC boasts on its website that over 2,000 state legislators are members of their organization. ALEC Exposed has identified nearly 1,000 state representatives who are believed to be active members of ALEC. We need YOUR help to identify all ALEC members. Click Here to Help!

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Worker and Consumer Rights · Tort Reform and Injured Americans · Privatizing Schools and Higher Ed Policy · Health, Pharmaceuticals and Safety Net Programs · Environment, Energy and Agriculture · Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power · Taxes and Budgets · Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration