Reporters' Guide to ALEC’s "Rich States, Poor States" Report
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is slated to roll out its annual "Rich States, Poor States" publication this week.
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Final Four, the Madness Continues
When the dust settles from the NCAA tournament's biggest battle, one group of winners will emerge with unimaginable spoils while others come away empty-handed.
WMC Spends $600,000 to Demote Chief Justice as Criminal Probe of Walker Campaign Looms
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has unleashed a $600,000 ad blitz to strip Wisconsin's independent Chief Justice of her title just as the court prepares to take up the John Doe criminal probe of Scott Walker.
The ALEC-Backed War on Local Democracy
After the town of Denton, Texas, passed a ballot initiative banning fracking in November 2014, the oil and gas industry reacted with outrage and swiftly filed suit.
Pearson, ETS, Houghton Mifflin, and McGraw-Hill Lobby Big and Profit Bigger from School Tests
CMD's new Reporters' Guide on the Big Testing companies tallies the $20 million they've spent lobbying for expanded K-12 testing while trying to minimize privacy protections for American school children.
ALEC, NFIB Push Prevailing Wage Repeal
ALEC and allies work to repeal laws that support local wage standards.
BP Dumps ALEC; Tally at 102
BP announced today it is parting ways with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the controversial corporate bill mill. It is the third major fossil fuel company to sever its ties with ALEC, after Occidental Petroleum. ExxonMobil remains on the ALEC private sector board.
Voter ID Will Take Effect in Wisconsin--Here's What that Means
Here's how the voter ID law will affect Wisconsinites.
From Right-to-Work to the Servant Economy
Two Mondays ago, Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and a fast-rising Republican star, signed a “right-to-work” bill into law in his state, calling it “one more tool that will help grow good-paying, family-supporting jobs here in the state of Wisconsin.”
Koch Brothers Should Return $157 Million in Government Subsidies
The fossil fuel barons, Charles and David Koch, have long advocated for "economic freedom" and a smaller government. They have slammed "collectivism" and market distorting subsidies.
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