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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/05/13099/alec%27s-2016-agenda-snapshot ALEC's 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot]</h3>
[[Image:ALEC_bluelogo-money-handshake-paytoplay270px.jpg|270 px|center]]In states across the country, concerned citizens are asking state and local policymakers to raise the minimum wage, enact workplace reforms including earned sick days and the right to organize, stop the privatization of public schools, and help mitigate climate change. Opposition to these initiatives is fierce and growing and often nationally-driven and coordinated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Working in tandem with deep-pocketed corporations, trade associations, conservative groups and mega-donors--including operatives of the Koch brothers--ALEC is driving an agenda you should know about. As legislators and lobbyists fly to Pittsburgh for ALEC's [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13093/koch-alec-agenda-pittsburgh Spring Task Force Summit] May 6, the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed ALECexposed.org,] has the lowdown on ALEC bills moving in states this year. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/05/13099/alec%27s-2016-agenda-snapshot here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13098/us-chamber-works-behind-scenes-gut-whistleblower-protections U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections]</h3>
[[Image:US_Chamber_Commerce270px.jpg|270 px|center]]Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday. The federal push builds on previous back-door Chamber efforts through the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council] (ALEC) to discourage states from pursuing fraud claims.
The False Claims Act (FCA) allows the government to recover from businesses that defraud government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and protects whistleblowers who report suspected fraud on government contracts. [https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/civil/legacy/2013/12/26/C-FRAUDS_FCA_Statistics.pdf According to the Department of Justice,] cases brought under the FCA resulted in the recovery of $42 billion from 1987-2013, making it an important legal tool for deterring fraud and protecting public funds. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13098/us-chamber-works-behind-scenes-gut-whistleblower-protections here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13093/koch-alec-agenda-pittsburgh ALEC Spring Task Force Summit Agenda in Pittsburgh 2016]</h3>
<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13093/koch-alec-agenda-pittsburgh ALEC Spring Task Force Summit Agenda in Pittsburgh 2016]</h3>
[[Image:omni-william-penn-hotel-lobby270px.jpg|270 px|center]]Ironies abound in the 2016 agenda for the Koch-funded [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council ](ALEC), which brings together corporate lobbyists and state legislators at luxury hotels to vote side-by-side on "model bills" that then pop up in states across the country.
[[Image:omni-william-penn-hotel-lobby270px.jpg|270 px|center]]Ironies abound in the 2016 agenda for the Koch-funded [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council ](ALEC), which brings together corporate lobbyists and state legislators at luxury hotels to vote side-by-side on "model bills" that then pop up in states across the country.
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ALEC is not worried about the corporate lobbyists stacking its board and committees, or the taxpayer money being shelled out so some politicians can afford the swank Omni.  No, ALEC is worried about city and county governments that join statewide associations to lobby state government for funds to provide services to everyday people. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13093/koch-alec-agenda-pittsburgh here].
ALEC is not worried about the corporate lobbyists stacking its board and committees, or the taxpayer money being shelled out so some politicians can afford the swank Omni.  No, ALEC is worried about city and county governments that join statewide associations to lobby state government for funds to provide services to everyday people. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13093/koch-alec-agenda-pittsburgh here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation]</h3>
[[Image:ExxonMobil_Baton_Rouge-Adbar_CC_BY-SA_3.0-270px.jpg|270 px|center|frame|<center><small>Image: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0</small></center>]]DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf subpoenaed] in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf court filings] reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).
ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and DCI Group have also been subpoenaed by the U.S. Virgin Islands for records relating to their role in helping ExxonMobil with climate change denial. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our Democracy]</h3>
[[Image:Arn_Pearson-Demoncracy_Awakening270px.jpg|270 px|center]]On April 18, I joined hundreds of fellow citizens who were arrested as part of a non-violent act of civil disobedience on the steps of our U.S. Capitol.
I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life as part of a growing movement to reclaim an America that guarantees the unimpeded right to vote for all and a government that works for the people instead of the powerful plutocrats.
I was there as someone who has worked for Clean Elections and ethical government for 20 years, and on behalf of my colleagues at the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy here].
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Revision as of 18:05, 6 May 2016

ALEC News

ALEC's 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot

In states across the country, concerned citizens are asking state and local policymakers to raise the minimum wage, enact workplace reforms including earned sick days and the right to organize, stop the privatization of public schools, and help mitigate climate change. Opposition to these initiatives is fierce and growing and often nationally-driven and coordinated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Working in tandem with deep-pocketed corporations, trade associations, conservative groups and mega-donors--including operatives of the Koch brothers--ALEC is driving an agenda you should know about. As legislators and lobbyists fly to Pittsburgh for ALEC's Spring Task Force Summit May 6, the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org, has the lowdown on ALEC bills moving in states this year. Read the rest of this item here.

U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections

Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday. The federal push builds on previous back-door Chamber efforts through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to discourage states from pursuing fraud claims.

The False Claims Act (FCA) allows the government to recover from businesses that defraud government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and protects whistleblowers who report suspected fraud on government contracts. According to the Department of Justice, cases brought under the FCA resulted in the recovery of $42 billion from 1987-2013, making it an important legal tool for deterring fraud and protecting public funds. Read the rest of this item here.

ALEC Spring Task Force Summit Agenda in Pittsburgh 2016

Ironies abound in the 2016 agenda for the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which brings together corporate lobbyists and state legislators at luxury hotels to vote side-by-side on "model bills" that then pop up in states across the country.

This spring's Task Force Summit, to be held in the glittering Omni William Penn hotel on May 6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, features a discussion on "Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Disclosure."

ALEC is not worried about the corporate lobbyists stacking its board and committees, or the taxpayer money being shelled out so some politicians can afford the swank Omni. No, ALEC is worried about city and county governments that join statewide associations to lobby state government for funds to provide services to everyday people. Read the rest of this item here.

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