Disgusting New Republican Laws Archives

May 16, 2013

School Boards Beware – ALEC Calls for Elimination of School Boards

In a recent commentary discussing attacks upon Wisconsin’s school board structure(s), professor Julie Underwood writes about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an influential national network that’s pushing an agenda to shrink government, privatize schools, and promote business interests. The article outlines ALEC’s legislative impact in Wisconsin and why pubic school supporters should be concerned. In this report [...]

May 11, 2013

5/11 ALEC Articles and Review

Today’s news and articles related to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Koch funded cabal. Click on a headline to read the full article… Dennis Van Roekel on exposing ALEC’s agenda The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been hard at work for decades. Its members are organized, well-funded and connected–too bad they [...]

May 9, 2013

5/09 ALEC Articles and News in Review

Today’s stories related to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Koch funded cabal ALEC fronts for. Click on the headline of the article to view the entire story… ALEC in Nevada spotlight “For many years, the Nevada Legislature has paid $1,000 a year dues to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), just as [...]

May 6, 2013

05/05 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

By Bob Sloan Below are today’s articles and materials related to ALEC and the Koch funded conservative cabal. Included ALEC published material – if available. Click on a link to view the complete article. Scientific American: North Carolina legislators make end-run on science and renewable energy From “The Raw Story” North Carolina Republicans push through [...]

Apr 27, 2013

WA Bill Would Allow Businesses to Openly Discriminate Against Gays

From Think Progress / By Zack Ford “Republicans in Washington state have proposed a bill that would allow businesses to openly discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation if they want to do so because of their religious beliefs. SB 5927carves out a specific exception to the state’s nondiscrimination law that says only federal protections — which don’t include sexual orientation [...]

Apr 27, 2013

Michigan Public Education in Shambles

It’s no surprise that money troubles and transparency issues are the result stripping public education of the accountability found in democratically elected school boards. Detroit Public Schools and the Education Achievement Authority both operate under state appointed individuals that shift millions in loans back and forth without disclosure of the transactions. Democratic Rep. Ellen Cogen [...]

Apr 23, 2013

Michigan Lawmakers Can’t Touch DNR Trust Funds

Attorney General Bill Schuette put the brakes on Sen. Casperson’s plan to rob the Department of natural Resources Trust Fund for the purpose of paving logging roads and dredging commercial harbors. In AG Opinion #7270, Schuette ruled that the fund is constitutionally protected from uses other than which it is designated. Senator Thomas Casperson, along [...]

Apr 22, 2013

Jeb Bush: “ALEC’s Report Card on American Education is a helpful guide…” Look Out MI.!

By Bob Sloan As many have begun to write, ALEC is pursuing privatization of everything “public” in America. Perhaps a better description for their actions is “profitizing”, a term VLTP has used for nearly two years to describe efforts by the conservative Koch-funded cabal of think tanks and corporations to turn tax dollars into profits [...]

Apr 22, 2013

Earth Day Message to Michigan’s Worst State Senator

On Earth Day most writers choose to cover hopeful topics about greening the planet, but Democracy Tree feels this is the right time to talk about the dark side of Michigan’s environmental future. Specifically Sen. Tom Casperson (R-38). Casperson hails from Escanaba, the third largest city in the Upper Peninsula. His family owns Casperson and Son [...]

Apr 18, 2013

Michigan Lawmakers Attack Women’s Healthcare Rights

Anyone remember two years ago when some Michigan Republican Senators attempted to pass a bill, SB-612, that would have prevented women from receiving insurance coverage for an elective abortion if they didn’t purchase a special rider policy? Well, House Republicans are at it again — but with a fresh new twist! Representatives Price, Victory, Lauwers, Rendon, and Potvin this [...]