May 15, 2013
By Bob Sloan Below are stories, articles and material related to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and their corporate members, funders and supporters – that include the notorious Koch brothers, Charles and David. Initiatives of ALEC and pursued by the Koch brothers and other conservatives are provided in one place for readers to review [...]
May 15, 2013
Today’s stories, articles and material related to ALEC and the Koch funded conservative cabal. Click on headline link to read the full article(s)… Are Vouchers Dead? “When news broke Tuesday that the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s voucher system, which uses public dollars to pay for low-income students to go to private schools, [...]
May 6, 2013
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 [...]
May 2, 2013
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. First “Ag-Gag” Prosecution: This Utah Woman Filmed a Slaughterhouse from the Public Street “This is the first prosecution in the country [...]
Apr 14, 2013
From Global Solar Industry Website Bill to repeal the North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) passes a committee of the House of Representatives “A bill to repeal the US state of North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) has passed a committee of the state’s House of Representatives 11-10. The bill must now pass more committees, [...]
Mar 12, 2013
Although few anticipate success, the Detroit City Council, without the support of Mayor Bing, went to court today to argue their appeal of Gov. Snyder’s finding of a “financial emergency” triggering the new Emergency Manager law. The City will assuredly have to choose between an Emergency Manager, a consent agreement, Chapter 9 bankruptcy, or arbitration [...]
Nov 12, 2012
“The Center for Media and Democracy reports several ballot measures backed by the extremist American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) went down to defeat yesterday. Most notable was in Michigan, where voters overturned the state’s emergency manager law. Known as “financial martial law,” it allowed Gov. Rick Snyder (R) to declare a “financial emergency” in a city or [...]
Nov 8, 2012
Op-Ed by Exec. Dir. Bob Sloan As pressure has been brought to bear upon the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over the past couple of years, many of their far-right conservative initiatives were brought into the light along with that organization’s secretive memberships and vast influence. Articles began surfacing that advised voters of ALEC’s involvement in [...]
Oct 31, 2012
It’s called “Corporatocracy” and as I’ve written for more than two years now, it is alive, well and on the rise. Corporate involvement in government controls, regulations and programs has become dominant over the past two decades – and in the past four years it has increased exponentially following the election of America’s first African-American [...]
Sep 4, 2012
From Democracy Now… Many would have completely missed the handshake between Mitt Romney and financier, David Koch if it weren’t for Democracy Now’s great footwork with a camera. Koch’s money helps the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continue their work legislating on behalf of large corporations such as Koch Industries and their subsidiaries. Not surprisingly, [...]
