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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/08/02/fossil-fuel-consultant-and-leonard-leo-lieutenant-lobby-alec-lawmakers-on-stopping-esg/ Fossil Fuel Consultant and Leonard Leo Lieutenant Lobby ALEC Lawmakers on “Stopping ESG”]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/05/progressive-groups-protest-alecs-50-years-of-harm/ Progressive Groups Protest ALEC’s “50 Years of Harm”]</h3>
At last week’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a fossil fuel industry consultant teamed up with a right-wing culture warrior to lobby ALEC lawmakers to move legislation that punishes companies embracing sustainable business practices.
A coalition of progressive groups gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery yesterday to protest the 50th anniversary celebrations of the American Legislative Exchange Council and draw attention to its “#50YearsofHarm.


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Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/05/progressive-groups-protest-alecs-50-years-of-harm/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/07/26/alec-ditches-free-market-and-limited-government-principles-at-its-50th-annual-meeting/ ALEC Ditches Free Market and Limited Government Principles at its 50th Annual Meeting]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/05/parent-company-of-taco-bell-kfc-pivots-to-funding-right-wing-causes/ Parent Company of Taco Bell & KFC Pivots to Funding Right-Wing Causes]</h3>
Republican state lawmakers, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are descending on Orlando this week for the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council ready to fight “woke capitalism,” extend a lifeline to big polluters, ban ranked-choice voting, attack bodily autonomy, and consider an array of other model policies.
The fast food giant Yum! Brands has reversed its 2012 decision to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and started paying annual dues to an association of right-wing attorneys general, according to its most recent voluntary financial disclosure.


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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/07/25/alecs-funding-revealed/ ALEC’s Funding Revealed]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/04/after-50-years-this-right-wing-law-factory-is-crazier-than-ever/ After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever]</h3>
A review of hundreds of tax filings by the Center for Media and Democracy has uncovered 39%—or $16.4 million—of the $41.7 million ALEC received in contributions between 2017 and 2021.
The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.


Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/07/25/alecs-funding-revealed/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/07/24/alec-considers-blacklisting-companies-that-voluntarily-recognize-unions/ ALEC Considers Blacklisting Companies That Voluntarily Recognize Unions]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/04/software-giant-oracle-joins-american-legislative-exchange-council/ Software Giant Oracle Joins American Legislative Exchange Council]</h3>
Republican state lawmakers and corporate lobbyists in the American Legislative Exchange Council will consider model legislation this week that creates new barriers to union organizing efforts across the country.
Oracle, the fifth largest tech company in the U.S., has voluntarily disclosed that it has joined the American Legislative Exchange Council.


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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/05/23/alec-is-using-wolf-pac-to-help-the-right-rewrite-the-constitution/ ALEC Is Using Wolf-PAC to Help the Right Rewrite the Constitution]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/09/25/nearly-700-alec-lawmakers-have-voted-to-ban-abortion-is-one-of-them-yours/ Nearly 700 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion. Is One of Them Yours?]</h3>
In spearheading far-right efforts to rewrite the U.S. Constitution, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is increasingly counting on an unexpected ally: a campaign finance reform group founded during the Occupy Wall Street protests more than a decade ago.
In the past year, at least 684 state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have voted to make it illegal for pregnant people across the country to access the right to an abortion, according to a new analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).


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More ALEC News


Progressive Groups Protest ALEC’s “50 Years of Harm”

A coalition of progressive groups gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery yesterday to protest the 50th anniversary celebrations of the American Legislative Exchange Council and draw attention to its “#50YearsofHarm.”

Read the rest of this item here.


Parent Company of Taco Bell & KFC Pivots to Funding Right-Wing Causes

The fast food giant Yum! Brands has reversed its 2012 decision to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and started paying annual dues to an association of right-wing attorneys general, according to its most recent voluntary financial disclosure.

Read the rest of this item here.


After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever

The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.

Read the rest of this item here.


Software Giant Oracle Joins American Legislative Exchange Council

Oracle, the fifth largest tech company in the U.S., has voluntarily disclosed that it has joined the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Read the rest of this item here.


Nearly 700 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion. Is One of Them Yours?

In the past year, at least 684 state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have voted to make it illegal for pregnant people across the country to access the right to an abortion, according to a new analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).

Read the rest of this item here.