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Big Coal Burns Bright at ALEC Conference

The best part of my 9^th American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference so far was trying to get into the host hotel in Denver.

When I pulled up in my cab, it was surrounded by hundreds of protestors marching on the sidewalk and shouting some of my favorite chants. Any possible entrance into the hotel was blocked by yellow police tape or a barricade. So I marched with them for a bit, pulling my suitcase behind me, and then ducked under the tape to get into the hotel.

Now that's the way to start an ALEC conference. Read the rest of this item here.

ALEC in Colorado

On the eve of ALEC's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado Common Cause and the Common Cause Education Fund released a new report uncovering the recent influence of the secretive special interest lobbying group in the Colorado legislature. ALEC is a national secretive lobbying group that is holding its annual meeting in Denver from July 19th-21st. ALEC is known for bringing state lawmakers and corporate lobbyists together in secret to draft and approve "model" bills on different issues, often benefiting its corporate donors' bottom line.

The report reveals the members of the Colorado legislature that have ties to ALEC and which recent Colorado state bills can be traced back to the organization. Read the report here.

Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the U.S. Senate in Denver

Now that GOP state legislators have control over 32 state legislatures (both chambers), thanks in large part to partisan gerrymandering, some extremists are preparing to use their clout to gerrymander the U.S. Senate.

Last week in Denver, July 19-21, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will welcome Republican state legislators and its corporate funders, including Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, K12 Inc., Peabody Energy, and PhRMA, to vote on corporate legislative priorities and create cookie cutter "model" bills in task force meetings that are still closed to the press. Read the rest of this item here.

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+The best part of my 9<sup>th</sup> [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council] (ALEC) conference so far was trying to get into the host hotel in Denver.
+When I pulled up in my cab, it was surrounded by hundreds of protestors marching on the sidewalk and shouting some of my favorite chants. Any possible entrance into the hotel was blocked by yellow police tape or a barricade. So I marched with them for a bit, pulling my suitcase behind me, and then ducked under the tape to get into the hotel.
+Now that's the way to start an ALEC conference. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/07/20/big-coal-burns-bright-alec-conference/ here].
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 <h3>[http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/alec-in-denver-report.pdf ALEC in Colorado]</h3>
 On the eve of ALEC's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado Common Cause and the Common Cause Education Fund released a [http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/alec-in-denver-report.pdf new report] uncovering the recent influence of the secretive special interest lobbying group in the Colorado legislature. ALEC is a national secretive lobbying group that is holding its annual meeting in Denver from July 19th-21st. ALEC is known for bringing state lawmakers and corporate lobbyists together in secret to draft and approve "model" bills on different issues, often benefiting its corporate donors' bottom line.
-The report reveals the members of the Colorado legislature that have ties to ALEC and which recent Colorado state bills can be traced back to the organization. Additionally, the report highlights ALEC's corporate members and uncovers money given to the organization from both the Coors family and Koch brothers. The report also documents how ALEC abuses its public charity status with the IRS. Read the report [http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/alec-in-denver-report.pdf here].
+The report reveals the members of the Colorado legislature that have ties to ALEC and which recent Colorado state bills can be traced back to the organization. Read the report [http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/alec-in-denver-report.pdf here].
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 <h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/07/17/trump-alec-debate-gerrymandering-senate-denver/ Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the U.S. Senate in Denver]</h3>
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 Last week in Denver, July 19-21, the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)] will welcome Republican state legislators and its corporate funders, including Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, K12 Inc., Peabody Energy, and PhRMA, to vote on corporate legislative priorities and create cookie cutter "model" bills in task force meetings that are still closed to the press. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/07/17/trump-alec-debate-gerrymandering-senate-denver/ here].
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-With the Trump administration threatening to withhold federal funds from cities and states offering protections to undocumented immigrants, a new report details similar tactics used by the Reagan administration to pressure cities and states to abandon anti-apartheid sanctions and divestment legislation.
-The report [http://jobstomoveamerica.org/research/reagan-vs-cities-20th-century-battle-south-african-apartheid-lessons-trump-era/ "Reagan vs. Cities: The 20th Century Battle Over South African Apartheid &amp; Lessons For The Trump Era"] provides historical examples of how cities and states can wield power in the face of threats of retaliation for local policies that defy a president's political agenda. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/06/28/reagan-vs-cities-battle-south-african-apartheid-lessons-trump-era/ here].
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