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ALEC Holds Tutorial with Republican’s “Chief Authority on Redistricting” Amidst Pandemic ALEC which claims to be a "nonpartisan" charitable group, connects Republican legislators with Fair Lines America, the GOP's leading group for opposing voter-enacted redistricting reforms and crafting the party's 2020 redistricting strategy. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19 Documents obtained by CMD show the extent of the corporate lobby group’s role in pressuring the states to force a rapid reopening of the economy despite strong public resistance and health concerns. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC’s Post-Janus Wishlist Revealed in Policy Document A “labor reform” booklet of 50 “state factsheets” obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy reveals the ambitious agenda of the ALEC to further weaken public sector unions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. Read the rest of this item here. Bill to Criminalize Environmental Protests in Wisconsin Heads to the Assembly Floor The Wisconsin State Assembly will convene for the first time this fall today to consider a bill backed by the oil industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council. Read the rest of this item here. Revealed: ALEC’s Health and Human Services Task Force Legislative Members Many of the task force legislative members will be attending ALEC's Life Sciences Academy this week with undisclosed drug industry representatives. Read the rest of this item here. Wisconsin Legislators Seek to Criminalize Climate, Environmental Protests with Latest Bill The Wisconsin bill echoes similar "critical infrastructure protection" model bills pushed out by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Council of State Governments over the last two years. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Fails to Denounce Dangerous and Racist Views of Its Leaders and Members White nationalist statements and ties draw fire from many within GOP, but not ALEC. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas On tap are bills and resolutions targeting the integrity of our democracy, unions, the strength of our public education system, and the health of our environment. Read the rest of this item here.