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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12968 Ford Revealed as Funder of Climate Denial Group ALEC]</h3>
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/01/31/alec-member-strikes-a-blow-against-rule-requiring-union-labor-on-federal-construction-projects/ ALEC Member Strikes a Blow Against Rule Requiring Union Labor on Federal Construction Projects]</h3>
Ford Motor Company, despite its much-hyped commitment to the environment, has been quietly funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a group widely criticized for its promotion of climate change denial and for its opposition to the development of renewable alternatives to fossil fuels.
Contractors engaged in large federal construction projects can’t be required to enter collective bargaining agreements with building trade unions, a federal claims court ruled last week.  


A Ford spokesperson, Christin Baker, confirmed the ALEC grant to the Center for Media and Democracy/PRWatch, but said that the funding was not intended to be used by ALEC to block action on climate change. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12968 here].
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/01/31/alec-member-strikes-a-blow-against-rule-requiring-union-labor-on-federal-construction-projects/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12956 Hypocrisy Alert: Speaker Vos and Rep. Craig Use Private Email, Too]</h3>


Wisconsin Republicans have been caught in the spin cycle with their latest attack on the state's independent, nonpartisan Government Accountability Board (GAB), which oversees elections and ethics.
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/07/top-leonard-leo-lieutenant-leads-alec-bootcamp-against-woke-capitalism/ Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” Capitalism]</h3>
On December 5, right-wing culture warriors instructed lawmakers attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on the steps their states can take to upend policies and practices designed to help address the unfolding climate emergency and diversify workforces.


The GAB, which is led by a board of retired judges appointed by the governor, has been widely regarded as a national model for nonpartisan election administration. But this week the Republican-led legislature seeks to dismantle it as payback for investigating Governor Scott Walker. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12956 here].
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/07/top-leonard-leo-lieutenant-leads-alec-bootcamp-against-woke-capitalism/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12950 ALEC Vice-Chair Falsely Attacks CMD]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/04/alec-maps-out-right-wing-legislative-agenda-for-2025-in-dc/ ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC]</h3>
ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.


The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) came under attack as Republicans fast-tracked bills to dismantle Wisconsin's nonpartisan Government Accountability Board (GAB) and gut the state's campaign finance laws.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/04/alec-maps-out-right-wing-legislative-agenda-for-2025-in-dc/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/09/23/an-ex-con-promoted-campaign-software-at-alecs-annual-meeting/ An Ex-Con Promoted Campaign Software at ALEC’s Annual Meeting]</h3>
Just before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in July, a former Oklahoma legislator and convicted felon reached out to ALEC state chairs to market a campaign data management platform favored by the Republican National Committee (RNC).


During a hearing on SB 294, Sen. Leah Vukmir, made a series of false claims to paint the GAB as inept and partisan. She claimed that the GAB had failed to investigate CMD for not abiding by lobby disclosure laws, when in fact CMD does no lobbying in Wisconsin.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/09/23/an-ex-con-promoted-campaign-software-at-alecs-annual-meeting/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/08/28/eight-states-will-vote-on-amendments-to-ban-noncitizen-voting-in-november/ Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November]</h3>
Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.  


Over and over again in the marathon hearing, citizens objected to Vukmir's bill and demanded to know who was behind it.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/08/28/eight-states-will-vote-on-amendments-to-ban-noncitizen-voting-in-november/ here].
 
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CMD can answer that question. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12950 here].


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More ALEC News


ALEC Member Strikes a Blow Against Rule Requiring Union Labor on Federal Construction Projects

Contractors engaged in large federal construction projects can’t be required to enter collective bargaining agreements with building trade unions, a federal claims court ruled last week.

Read the rest of this item here.


Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” Capitalism

On December 5, right-wing culture warriors instructed lawmakers attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on the steps their states can take to upend policies and practices designed to help address the unfolding climate emergency and diversify workforces.

Read the rest of this item here.


ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC

ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.

Read the rest of this item here.


An Ex-Con Promoted Campaign Software at ALEC’s Annual Meeting

Just before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in July, a former Oklahoma legislator and convicted felon reached out to ALEC state chairs to market a campaign data management platform favored by the Republican National Committee (RNC).

Read the rest of this item here.


Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November

Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.

Read the rest of this item here.