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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, held in the glittering Omni William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, featured a discussion on "Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Disclosure." Read the rest of this item here.

DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation

DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group subpoenaed in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to court filings reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). Read the rest of this item here.

CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our Democracy

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. Read the rest of this item here.

ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin

Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Faust struck down the state's private-sector "right-to-work" law late today.

In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states have significantly lower wages and fewer benefits. Read the rest of this item 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>
+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, held in the glittering [https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn Omni William Penn hotel] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, [https://www.alec.org/meeting/spring-task-force-summit-pittsburgh-pa-2/agenda/ featured a discussion] on "Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Disclosure." 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>
-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).
+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). Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation here].
-ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. 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>
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 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. 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].
+I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life. 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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 <h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin]</h3>
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 In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states [http://www.epi.org/publication/right-to-work-states-have-lower-wages/ have significantly lower wages] and fewer benefits. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin here].
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-<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement ALEC Touted "Transparency" in Pushing for the Panama Free Trade Agreement]</h3>
-An unprecedented leak of millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how some of the world's most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny. But it also exposes the bankruptcy of the promises of transparency and better governance that helped corporate interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sell the American public on "free trade" with Panama. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement here].
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