Sunday, October 25, 2026

Tag: ALEC

Anti-regulation law, favored by Kochs, used to sue Wisconsin Education Agency

The Dairy State is once again serving as a test case and battleground for the implementation of the Koch agenda.

ALEC, corporate-funded bill mill, considers model state bill cracking down on...

“We are concerned this Bill would target peaceful protests in certain contexts, such as protests which focus on environmental rights, imposing disproportionate penalties on protesters.”

Former head of energy, environment at ALEC, Todd Wynn, hired by...

Wynn's new job at Interior will parallel his past role at ALEC.

A corporate supercell spawning a hailstorm of special-interest legislation

Protecting corporate profits and power by overruling democratically made local policies is a crime that's easily understood and loathed by nearly all Americans.

Infighting, legal questions slow ALEC push for second constitutional convention

Documents reveal a new legal analysis that casts serious doubt on claims that ALEC is within striking distance of calling a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Trump team, ALEC, Koch Industries debate gerrymandering the US Senate in...

Right-wing extremists want to roll back the clock to enable Republican state houses and Republican governors to hijack at least 10 U.S. Senate Seats held by Democrats.

ALEC’s push for a constitutional convention reaches Wisconsin

The risks of a constitutional convention in this day and age far outweigh the benefits.

Pruitt emails reveal communications with ALEC and Koch groups

After Pruitt became attorney general, he stayed engaged with ALEC on energy and environmental issues.

Billionaires are tampering with our constitution

A corporate-backed lobbying group is pushing a slate of amendments to transfer power from people to big business.

ExxonMobil Top Sponsor at ALEC Annual Meeting

Exxon is represented on the ALEC corporate board, and has funded ALEC since as early as 1981, providing at least $1,730,200 between 1998 and 2014.

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Honey bee colony decline to impact agriculture production in 2025

Commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60 and 70 percent up from 40 and 50 percent in the past decade.
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Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...

One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump. If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation. “If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.
The US Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Will America reactivate its decency gene, closing the spigot of scorched-earth MAGA schemes?

Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor
Protesters outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, the day of the Dobbs decision. Photo: John Brighenti / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs

Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
A grocery store that accepts food stamps in New Orleans. Photo: Karen Apricot / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Analysis estimates 1.5 million Latinos have lost SNAP benefits since the tax law passed

Texas and Arizona account for more than 596,000 of the estimated losses in the seven states the groups examined, and the method assumes every enrollee was equally likely to be cut.