Several red states, pressed on by Koch-funded conservative groups, are moving to enact flat taxes or eliminate income taxes altogether.
ALEC
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After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Project Censored, Part 2: Billionaire Press Domination
The real causes of inflation, Gates Foundation media investments, the CIA and Julian Assange, ALEC’s push to preserve its influence networks in state legislation, and surveillance advertising are the next five stories on the list.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
ALEC Lied About Its Work on Election Suppression Bills
New insights into its model bills on voting restrictions
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Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
As It Cultivates a Socially Responsible Image, Juul Sends Lobbyist to ALEC’s Annual Meeting
Juul says it wants to “make a meaningful, positive impact on our communities,” but by participating in the influential right-wing state legislative lobby it is working with a group that helps corporations violate the public interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Is Minnesota the Next Target for GOP Wage Suppression Laws?
A conservative ALEC legislator threatens to block local minimum-wage hikes.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Billionaire Brothers You Never Heard of Who Fund the Religious Right
The Wilks brothers, whose fortune comes from fracking, give tens of millions to right-wing groups and anti-choice “pregnancy centers,” anti-LGBT groups, and organizations affiliated with ALEC.
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ALEC’s Worthless Recommendations for Prosperity in the States
A new study shows just how terrible Arthur Laffer’s economic prescriptions are.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
ALEC Gives In, But There’s No Reason to Celebrate
The shadowy group of legislators and corporations has disbanded its Public Safety and Elections Task Force. But that’s no reason to stop the pressure.