Monday, June 6, 2011

ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures


ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures

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When state legislators across the nation introduce similar or identical bills designed to boost corporate power and profits, reduce workers rights, limit corporate accountability for pollution, or restrict voting by minorities, odds are good that the legislation was not written by a state lawmaker but by corporate lobbyists working through the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a one-stop shop for corporations looking to identify friendly state legislators and work with them to get special-interest legislation introduced.

PFAW Foundation this month released a report exposing ALEC and its role behind some of the most extreme recent right-wing state legislation.

Read the Report >


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