May 3, 2013
By Bob Sloan Every Spring the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds a meeting where their legislative and corporate members are wined and dined and commingle as they develop model legislation intended to provide financial or polictal benefits to corporations. Model bills are proposed, discussed and voted upon by state lawmakers and their private sector corporate counterparts. [...]
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 25, 2013
by Bob Sloan Today there are numerous articles on ALEC and many of their legislative pursuits in states like South Dakota, Michigan, North Carolina. and elsewhere. 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 [...]
Apr 8, 2013
I just saw a nasty ad about Jay Nixon, the very popular democratic governor of Missouri, being paid for by an organization called United for Missouri. Let me tell you they are not united for Missouri, at least not the Missouri we want. It affects us all on a national level because it’s happening all [...]
Mar 14, 2013
Clean energy and clean transportation projects are helping drive the U.S. economic recovery, and green business is particularly booming in the Southeast. But will politicians kill the momentum? That’s the question raised by a report released last week by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), which found that in 2012 companies and communities nationwide announced more than 300 [...]
Mar 13, 2013
A recent flood of Koch-supported think tanks, junk scientists and astroturf groups from inside and outside of Kansas are awaiting the outcome of a bill this week that could stall progress on the growth of clean energy in Kansas. States around the country, including Texas, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina are poised to cut back [...]
Feb 25, 2013
Secretive funding network channeled millions to stop state governments moving towards renewable energy The trusts, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, served as the bankers of the conservative movement over the past decade, have funded a campaign against windfarms. Photograph: Alex Garcia/Getty Images (editor’s note: this article is describing the activities of groups involved in [...]
Feb 24, 2013
By David Streifford, Preserve Carolina (www.preservecarolina.org), with the Researchers at the Voters Legislative Transparency Project (www.vltp.net) North Carolinians need to understand our state Senate’s most recent attempt to circumvent controversial legislation. Legislation that some legislators approved only because it would give them the opportunity to responsibly review a set of regulations before permitting any hydraulic [...]
Feb 7, 2013
Richard Fink has long been one of the Koch Brothers’ inner circle, playing the role of both political strategist and close confidante. Some say the Koch Empire wouldn’t have been nearly as successful without Fink. Without him and his ideas, what is now pejoratively known as the “Kochtopus” probably would not have branched so far [...]
Jan 24, 2013
by Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity Now with a new governor working with the Legislature, here are the three key reforms to watch in the coming legislative session: First, the Legislature needs to bring the benefits of fiscal responsibility home to each taxpayer through permanent tax reform. While the details have yet to [...]
