May 3, 2013
From “Because I Can” Blogspot by 2old2care… How incredibly sad. ALEC doesn’t have a quorum – for their big meeting about writing and passing ALEC “model legislation”. One of three meetings held annually, this one focuses on ALEC “model legislation” and only 15% of their ALEC legislators showed up. How incredibly sad. ALEC must be [...]
Apr 30, 2013
By Bob Sloan In order to keep readers with an interest in ALEC up to date on stories related to ALEC, we’re posting this page with brief descriptions of ALEC activities and links to the articles or material(s). Included this update are links to measures or articles published by ALEC (if available) , showing their take on [...]
Apr 15, 2013
From PRWatch by Rebekah Wilce The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reports that Darden Restaurants which operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and other chain restaurants has stated they have not renewed their ALEC membership as of 2010. Darden representative Rich Jeffers, Director of Media Relations told CMD that the company had not renewed its ALEC membership since January [...]
Apr 11, 2013
From an article published by Nick Surgey at PRWatch: “ALEC Who?” ALEC Has an Identity Crisis“ The American Legislative Exchange Council is trying to change their image and in accomplishing that they would rather toss away the acronym “ALEC” – they’ve been known by and operating under for forty years now – than change their activities. [...]
Apr 2, 2013
By Bob Sloan Like the military/industrial complex, the criminal justice industrial complex is an interweaving of private business and government interests. Its twofold purpose is profit and social control. Its public rationale is the fight against crime. To accomplish the goals the public must be made to fear their neighbors, fellow employees…to walk in a [...]
Feb 24, 2013
saw this making its way around people’s inboxes yesterday: A most worthy cause. But, Color of Change, just as you were with ALEC–where have you been? Must you wait and test the waters before capitalizing by joining in? With ALEC you jumped in to the campaign to expose them long after so many other researchers [...]
Nov 8, 2012
Yesterday we posted a rumor that Bank of America was quitting ALEC, as confirmed by Walden Management. Turns out, it was not a rumor Today we learn Bank of America dropped its membership in ALEC, the secretive corporate lobbying group that writes much of the anti-worker legislation passed in state legislatures these days. A Bank [...]
