Top Story: Your State: An ALEC Lab
With Trump busy grabbing power, on the federal level, and blaming Ukraine for the Russian invasion of its country, he doesn’t have a lot of time to focus on your state.
But lucky him; he’s got ALEC, the generously-funded right-wing bill mill, filled with big Trump allies.
And…shocker, ALEC is already making plans in your state, which it fondly refers to as one of its "50 laboratories.”
These plans — to push bills that will cut gas and oil regulations, privatize more public schools, slash taxes so local roads and services don’t work, and kneecap more unions — may well shock dumfounded Democrats. But they shouldn't be a surprise to us journalists.
You can read the actual plans HERE.
You can reads about the plans HERE.
You can hear ALEC presenting the plans HERE.
Share this with fellow journalists in your newsroom, with the people who rely on you for news, and with pro-democracy public officials who should know what’s headed their way.
Anyone who wants more info, should reach out to one of our journalism partners David Armiak at the Center for Media and Democracy.
Find even more background on ALEC below:
The American Legislative Exchange Council is a right-wing bill mill that writes right-wing legislation then convenes state legislators to meetings, where they are taught how to turn that legislation into law.
Here are some of the things ALEC wants to do:
Discourage recycling by banning corporate mandates.
Thwart efforts to combat misinformation.
Give parents who send their kids to charter schools or voucher schools an income tax credit.
Want to learn even more about ALEC?
Read this.
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