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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12942 Scott Walker: Back in the Saddle, Back to His Old ALEC Tricks]</h3>
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On the heels of Scott Walker abandoning his presidential bid, the Wisconsin governor is returning to the state and flipping through the old [http://alecexposed.org American Legislative Exchange Council](ALEC) playbook for ideas.
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/07/top-leonard-leo-lieutenant-leads-alec-bootcamp-against-woke-capitalism/ Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” Capitalism]</h3>
On December 5, right-wing culture warriors instructed lawmakers attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on the steps their states can take to upend policies and practices designed to help address the unfolding climate emergency and diversify workforces.


Walker comes back to Wisconsin with his approval at an [http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/scott-walker-s-approval-dips-below-percent-in-wisconsin-in/article_da32e245-82bb-5586-be8e-b7f41a9af045.html all-time low].  
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/07/top-leonard-leo-lieutenant-leads-alec-bootcamp-against-woke-capitalism/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/04/alec-maps-out-right-wing-legislative-agenda-for-2025-in-dc/ ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC]</h3>
ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.


With his return to Wisconsin, [http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/what-gov-scott-walker-needs-to-do-now-b99582108z1-328702211.html some] called on Walker to build bridges and mend fences.  
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/04/alec-maps-out-right-wing-legislative-agenda-for-2025-in-dc/ here].
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<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/09/23/an-ex-con-promoted-campaign-software-at-alecs-annual-meeting/ An Ex-Con Promoted Campaign Software at ALEC’s Annual Meeting]</h3>
Just before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in July, a former Oklahoma legislator and convicted felon reached out to ALEC state chairs to market a campaign data management platform favored by the Republican National Committee (RNC).


Instead, Walker is returning to an old divide-and-conquer strategy: rallying the far-right base by scapegoating public workers, and pushing policies lifted from the ALEC playbook.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/09/23/an-ex-con-promoted-campaign-software-at-alecs-annual-meeting/ here].
 
Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12942 here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12928 Showdown in the "Show-Me State"]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/08/28/eight-states-will-vote-on-amendments-to-ban-noncitizen-voting-in-november/ Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November]</h3>
Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.


Missouri’s General Assembly met under pressure from corporations and their lobbyists to override Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of bills that would curb local government control over wages, paid sick leave, and other employment policies and make Missouri a Right-to-Work state.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/08/28/eight-states-will-vote-on-amendments-to-ban-noncitizen-voting-in-november/ here].
 
Both bills vetoed by Nixon are high priorities of the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council] (ALEC). Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12928 here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12916 Back to ALEC, Back to (Private) School]</h3>
<h3>[https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/07/24/alec-moves-a-partisan-and-corporate-agenda-at-this-weeks-annual-meeting-in-denver/ ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in Denver]</h3>
American Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more.


On the heels of a newly passed state budget that again leaves our K-12 public schools behind without ample and consistent funding, I recently headed back to where the school privatization push all began--the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council], or ALEC.
Read the rest of this item [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/07/24/alec-moves-a-partisan-and-corporate-agenda-at-this-weeks-annual-meeting-in-denver/ here].
 
ALEC and its members, including the [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_American_Federation_for_Children American Federation for Children] (AFC), have become more powerful than our citizens’ voices at the State Capitol.
 
Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12916 here].
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12904 Shell Parts Ways with ALEC over Climate Change, Exodus at 106]</h3>
By Rep. Chris Taylor (D-WI)
Royal Dutch Shell announced recently that it planned to let its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) lapse early next year, explicitly citing the organization's stance on climate change. The last oil company to cut ties with ALEC [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/03/12779/bp-dumps-alec was BP] in March 2015.
In a statement, a [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/07/royal-dutch-shell-alec-climate-change-denial Shell spokesperson said], "ALEC advocates for specific economic growth initiatives, but its stance on climate change is clearly inconsistent with our own."


Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12904 here].
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More ALEC News


Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” Capitalism

On December 5, right-wing culture warriors instructed lawmakers attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on the steps their states can take to upend policies and practices designed to help address the unfolding climate emergency and diversify workforces.

Read the rest of this item here.


ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC

ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.

Read the rest of this item here.


An Ex-Con Promoted Campaign Software at ALEC’s Annual Meeting

Just before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in July, a former Oklahoma legislator and convicted felon reached out to ALEC state chairs to market a campaign data management platform favored by the Republican National Committee (RNC).

Read the rest of this item here.


Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November

Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.

Read the rest of this item here.


ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in Denver

American Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more.

Read the rest of this item here.