The secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (
ALEC)
has just ended a week-long meeting in Washington where corporate
lobbyists worked with state lawmakers on model bills that will later be
introduced in states nationwide.
ALEC has
reportedly drafted a number of new bills designed to prevent President
Obama from cutting emissions, and to weaken state policies promoting
clean energy. Now conservative groups across the United States are
apparently planning a coordinated effort in six states to raise money
for attacks on public sector rights and services in the key areas of
education, healthcare, income tax, and workers’ compensation. The
proposals were coordinated by the
ALEC-backed State Policy Network, an alliance of groups that act as incubators of conservative strategy at the state level.
ALEC
is struggling to re-enlist donors after an exodus prompted by its
backing of Florida’s "Stand Your Ground" law. According to The Guardian,
ALEC has lost nearly 400 state legislators
from its network over the past two years and more than 60 major
corporate donors. We discuss ALEC’s latest efforts, along with its
historic opposition to divestment campaigns from apartheid South Africa,
with Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy.
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Source: democracynow.org/
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