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Common Cause Exposes ALEC Influence in Louisiana ALEC is registered as a tax-exempt charitable organization and claims not to spend any money on lobbying. But according to a new report from Common Cause, a national nonpartisan government reform group, a number of ALEC-backed and -drafted bills have been introduced and enacted by ALEC-affiliated legislators in Baton Rouge in recent years. "ALEC in Louisiana" uncovers the power that "the secretive special interest lobbying group" has already utilized in the southern state. According to the report, nearly 50 members of the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives have ties to ALEC. Common Cause found that legislative language in Louisiana is commonly copied and pasted from the ALEC "model bills," making the group's influence "extremely prominent." Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Drafts Model Resolution to Pat Itself on the Back To celebrate its anniversary, ALEC has drafted "A Resolution Congratulating the American Legislative Exchange Council On Its 45th Anniversary". Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Sets the Table for Gerrymandering, Union Busting, Protecting Fossil Fuels, and Privatizing Schools ALEC’s annual meeting in NOLA continues war on workers and voters, with Janus v. AFSCME victory lap and pro-gerrymandering resolution. Read the rest of this item here. Is ALEC Too Extreme for Exxon? ExxonMobil, the largest oil and gas company in the world, will not renew its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) after a split within the corporate lobbying group over how to address climate change, Bloomberg reported. Exxon's exit follows a disagreement over a resolution introduced in December by the Heartland Institute, that would have asked the federal government to reconsider its findings that greenhouse gasses are harmful to human health. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC's Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide ALEC named Missouri Republican state Rep. Bruce DeGroot as a "Legislator of the Week" in June. Why is ALEC so fond of DeGroot? Because he has cheerfully championed ALEC legislation to restrict the right of terminally ill, asbestos victims to sue over mesothelioma. In doing so, DeGroot is helping the many U.S. companies, including ALEC funders Koch Industries and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, that have asbestos-related liability. Read the rest of this item here.