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ALEC Legislator of the Week: Homosexuals and Psychopathic Killers "It's a Behavior Thing" Indiana Rep. Woody Burton The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has been reporting on some of the bizarre choices for ALEC's "Legislator of the Week Award." In Indiana, Republican Rep. Woody Burton, the chair of the Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Taskforce, who was named the ALEC/FreedomWorks "legislator of the week" in March had this to say when discussing LGBT rights at a town hall meeting: "You can't control it sometimes. I understand that. If someone's a psychopathic killer, it's a behavior thing. They can't help it. OK? Somebody's a homosexual, maybe it's a genetic thing. Maybe it's not. They can't help it. But it's still a behavioral thing.” Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Legislator Fast Tracks a Bill to Block Local Campaign Finance Ordinances in Arizona Arizona Rep. Vince Leach A state bill that would ban cities and counties from requiring dark money groups to disclose their donors is moving rapidly through the Arizona state legislature. Read the rest of this item here. Bills to Ban Local Soda Taxes Are Moving In the States, Coke and Pepsi Borrow from the Tobacco Playbook Watch out public health advocates - as soda taxes are bubbling up in cities across the nation - the beverage industry is working to choke off this expression of local democracy. Read the rest of this item here. Donors Trust, the Right-Wing Secret Money Machine, Doled Out $66.7 Million in 2016 Donors Trust funneled millions of dollars to controversial causes anonymously in 2016. Read the rest of this item here.