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5/14 – Today’s Review of ALEC/Koch Cabal Related Articles and Material

5/14 – Today’s Review of ALEC/Koch Cabal Related Articles and Material

  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, [...]

5/09 ALEC Articles and News in Review

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 [...]

05/08 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

05/08 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

By Bob Sloan ALEC’s Latest “Transparency” Move: Asserting Immunity From Freedom of Information Laws ALEC Assembles “Most Wanted” List, and Oklahomans Say “ALEC Is Not OK” SD Legislators Spend Thousands On Travel SIOUX FALLS, SD -  Over the past five years, South Dakota taxpayers have spent more than $360,000 for lawmakers to attend out-of-state meetings. [...]

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

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 [...]

05/03 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

05/03 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. Thousands Across the U.S. Rightly Protest Sallie Mae For Skyrocketing Student Debt To coincide with the action students are taking, Jobs [...]

4/27 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

4/27 Daily Report on Activities, Legislation and Initiatives of the ALEC/Koch Cabal

Daily reports on articles and material related to the American Legislative Exchange Council.  Below are links to important stories covering 4/26 and 4/27… Report by Progress Missouri Highlights ALEC Infiltration in MO More than forty bills introduced in the Missouri state legislature echo American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) model legislation, and at least 60 legislators [...]

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

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

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 [...]

The GOP’s free-market reforms are aimed at public education … More ALEC!

The GOP’s free-market reforms are aimed at public education … More ALEC!

by Will Huntsberry, published by NC’s Indy Week VLTP and our editors and authors have attempted to inform the public that education is the next big initiative of ALEC.  Not to educate, but rather to privatize public schools and turn teaching over to private corporations.  These corporate “teachers” are not required to be state certified [...]

More ALEC Model Legislation Passing Committees in North Carolina

More ALEC Model Legislation Passing Committees in North Carolina

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, [...]

North Carolina GOP Files Arizona-Style ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill

North Carolina GOP Files Arizona-Style ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill

From Think Progress article by Rebecca Leber on Apr 12, 2013 – analysis by Bob Sloan North Carolina’s House has introduced H.B. 786 that replicates Arizona’s SB 1070 “Show Me Your Papers” legislation.  One would think that since studies have shown that Arizona has suffered from reduced tourism and income, NC’s lawmakers would shy away from copying the [...]