Press on ALEC Exposed

Major Press

 * "As Critics Gain, ALEC Gives Ground" (Politico, December 27, 2013)


 * "ALEC’s "Institutional Corruption," From Backing Apartheid to Assault on Clean Energy, Public Sector" with CMD's Lisa Graves (Democracy Now!, December 11, 2013)


 * "The Pledge of Corporate Allegiance?" (Leo Gerard, In These Times, December 11, 2013)


 * "Shining a Light on ALEC’s Power to Shape Policy" (Wendell Potter, Bill Moyers, December 11, 2013)


 * "How ALEC Serves As A 'Dating Service' For Politicians And Corporations" (NPR, December 10, 2013)


 * "Is ALEC falling on hard times?" (MSNBC, December 8, 2013)


 * "ALEC Opposed Divestment From South Africa’s Apartheid Regime" (Lee Fang, The Nation, December 6, 2013)


 * "ALEC Boots Mother Jones From Its Annual Conference" (Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, December 6, 2013)


 * "Advocacy group angles for $35K to help you leave your union" (Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun, December 6, 2013)


 * "Senator, farmer, rabbi speak on climate change" (Andy Marso, Topeka Capitol Journal, December 6, 2013)


 * "Barbara Shelly: ALEC wants more influence" (Barbara Shelly, The Wichita Eagle, December 6, 2013)


 * "ALEC, Backer Of Stand-Your-Ground Laws, Faces Funding Issues After Trayvon Martin Shooting" (Ashley Lopez, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, December 6, 2013)


 * "Your daily jolt: 38 percent of state lawmakers are ALEC members" (Greg Bluestein, Jim Galloway and Daniel Malloy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 6, 2013)


 * GUARDIAN SERIES: "State conservative groups plan US-wide assault on education, health and tax" (Ed Pilkington and Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, December 5, 2013)


 * "Rachel Maddow: Powerful right-wing lobby ALEC desperate and hurting after Trayvon Martin" (David Ferguson, The Raw Story, December 5, 2013)


 * "ALEC documents show strong ties to NC lawmakers" (John Frank, News Observer, December 5, 2013)


 * "ALEC sought a loyalty oath from key state lawmakers" (Barbara Shelly, The Kansas City Star, December 5, 2013)


 * "Conservative thinktank: turn Maine's poorest county into tax-free zone" (Colin Woodard, The Guardian/Portland Press Herald, December 5, 2013)


 * "Revealed: the wealthy conservative groups behind fight to wreck Medicaid" (Forrest Wilder, The Guardian/Austin Observer, December 5, 2013)


 * "Free-market research group's climate proposal denounced by host university" (Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, December 5, 2013)


 * "Inner workings of influential pro-business group ALEC revealed" (Dee J. Hall and Matthew Defour, Wisconsin State Journal, December 5, 2013)


 * "Document shows Sinquefield-backed think tank asked for money for pension report" (Jonathan Shorman, Springfield News-Leader, December 5, 2013)


 * "ALEC stands its ground" (Dana Milbank, Washington Post, December 4, 2013)


 * "ALEC under scrutiny over plans to win back stray members" (Jack Craver, The Capital Times, December 4, 2013)


 * "If You Liked ‘Stand Your Ground,’ You’ll Love the Jeffersonian Project" (David Firestone, The New York Times, December 4, 2013)


 * GUARDIAN SERIES: "ALEC calls for penalties on 'freerider' homeowners in assault on clean energy" (Ed Pilkington and Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, December 4, 2013)


 * "Negotiations may end open records lawsuit against Leah Vukmir" (Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 4, 2013)


 * "Report: ALEC faces financial, possibly legal, problems" (United Press International (UPI), December 3, 2013)


 * "ALEC sought a loyalty oath from key state lawmakers" (Kansas City Star, December 3, 2013)


 * GUARDIAN SERIES:"ALEC facing funding crisis from donor exodus in wake of Trayvon Martin row" (Ed Pilkington and Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, December 3, 2013)


 * "'Stand Your Ground' Laws Under Scrutiny Post-Zimmerman Verdict", (Liz Halloran, NPR, July 15, 2013)


 * "Series of bills would limit inquiries of animal abuse" (Associated Press, March 18, 2013)


 * "Arizona's Gun Buybacks Incite a Gun-Rights Backlash" (Amanda J. Crawford, Businessweek, February 28, 2013)


 * "The separation of profit and state" (Robert Koehler, The Chicago Tribune, February 28, 2013)


 * "After Tough 2012, Conservative Koch Brothers Regroup" (Peter Overby, NPR, February 28, 2013)


 * "ALEC-Backed Laws Promote Controversial Charter Schools" (Matthew Charles Cardinale, Inter Press Service, February 27, 2013)


 * "Trayvon Martin did not die in vain" (Roland Martin, CNN, February 26, 2013)


 * "The educational charities that do PR for the rightwing ultra-rich" (George Monbiot, The Guardian, February 18, 2013)


 * "Donors use charity to push free-market policies in states" (Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity, February 14, 2013)


 * "E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials" (Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, January 30, 2013)


 * "The States Confront Gun Violence" (New York Times editorial, January 17, 2013)


 * "NRA’s lobbying bags big legislative wins in states over the past two decades" (Peter Wallsten & Tom Hamburger, The Washington Post, January 16, 2013)


 * "State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013", (David A. Lieb, Associated Press, January 7, 2013)


 * "Connecticut massacre thrusts Michigan gun bills — and tea party — into spotlight", (Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post, December 20, 2012)


 * "ALEC Thought of Non-Profit — Then Thought Not" (Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg, December 13, 2012)


 * "Michigan deals big blow to unions" (Olivia Ward, The Toronto Star, December 11, 2012)


 * "Wis. lawmakers sued over emails with conservative group" (Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2012)


 * Lisa Graves Appearances on National Television


 * "Is the Small Business Lobby Really All About Big Business?" (John Tozzi, Bloomberg Businessweek, September 26, 2012)


 * "ALEC Finds New Friends: Republican Study Committee a Quiet New Partner", Janie Lorber, Roll Call, September 11, 2012)


 * "Sprint Joins GE in Leaving Policy Group Backing Voter-ID Laws", (Jonathan D. Salant, Businessweek, August 28, 2012)


 * "The Party of Lincoln and the Right to Vote", (Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic, August 28, 2012)


 * "What if Gore vs. Bush becomes Obama vs. Romney?," (Michael Kirkland, United Press International, August 26, 2012)


 * "Records: Ohio House office aided legislative group," (Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, August 17, 2012)


 * 'Remember When Judges Decided Elections After the Vote?," (Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic, August 16, 2012)


 * "GM Joins Walgreen In Splitting With ‘Stand Your Ground’ Group", (Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg, July 26, 2012)


 * "Partisanship Disguised as Charity", (Editorial, The New York Times, July 11, 2012)


 * "CVS Caremark, John Deere latest companies to withdraw from conservative legislative group", (The Washington Post, July 10, 2012)


 * "CVS, Best Buy Quit Policy Group That Drafts Voter-ID Laws", (Jonathan D. Salant, Bloomberg, July 10, 2012)


 * "When ALEC Takes Over Your Town", (Joe Nocera, The New York Times, June 18, 2012)


 * "Alec grows vulnerable as 11 legislators cut ties with lobbying network", (Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, May 18, 2012)


 * "How ALEC became a political liability", (Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post, April 24, 2012)


 * "Conservative Nonprofit Acts as a Stealth Business Lobbyist", (Mike McIntire, The New York Times, April 21, 2012)


 * "Shutting Down ALEC", (The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2012)


 * "Embarrassed by Bad Laws", (Editorial, The New York Times, April 16, 2012)


 * "Trayvon Martin shooting spurs protests against companies with ties to legislative group", (Tom Hamburger, The Washington Post, April 12, 2012)


 * "Coke drops membership in conservative advocacy group", (The Chicago Tribune, April 5, 2012)


 * "Lobbyists, Guns and Money", (Paul Krugman, The New York Times, March 25, 2012)


 * The Big Money Behind State Laws, (Editorial, The New York Times, February 12, 2012)


 * "Continuing Assault on Unions", (The New York Times, January 7, 2012)


 * "The hollow democracy", (Robert Koehler, The Chicago Tribune, January 5, 2012)


 * "The new wave of US voter suppression", (Amy Goodman, Guardian, December 28, 2011)


 * "5 Myths about Voter Fraud Busted", (The Washington Post, October 7, 2011)


 * "Pro-Gun Group’s Call to Sell Seized Weapons Advances to States", (Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg, August 10, 2011)


 * "Wal-Mart Joins Amazon to Pitch State Law for Tax Benefit Plan", (Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg, August 4, 2011)


 * "Industry gets in on writing laws", (Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg, July 25, 2011)


 * ALEC, Koch, and Exxon, (Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg, July 21, 2011)


 * Common Cause's call for ALEC IRS probe, (Neela Banerjee, The Los Angeles Times July 14, 2011)


 * ALEC, (Neela Banerjee & Tom Hamburger, The Los Angeles Times July 13, 2011)

December 2013

 * "Report: ALEC Has A Funding Problem After Trayvon Martin Saga" (Eric Lach, Talking Points Memo, December 5, 2013)


 * "Leaked Documents: IRS Concerns, Funding Crisis at Corporate Lobbying Group ALEC" (Steve Horn, Huffington Post, December 4, 2013)


 * "Times are tough for the fossil-fuel lovers at ALEC " (Lisa Hymas, Grist, December 4, 2013)


 * "Pocan Comments on ALEC’s New Attempts to Shield Itself against Tax Laws" (Rep. Pocan, press release, December 4, 2013)


 * "Leaked Documents Reveal IRS Concerns, Funding Crisis At Corporate Lobbying Group ALEC" (Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog, December 3, 2013)


 * "Explosive ALEC Documents Reveal Budget Woes, New Front Group" (Crooks and Liars, December 3, 2013)


 * "ALEC Facing 'Funding Crisis' Following Public Scrutiny" (Common Dreams, December 3, 2013)


 * "As IRS Inquiry Looms, ALEC Hatches Escape Plan" (Dale Eisman, CommonBlog, December 3, 2013)


 * "Report: Corporate supporters abandoning GOP advocacy group ALEC over stand-your-ground laws" (Stan Daniel, Alabama Media Group, December 3, 2013)


 * "ALEC: In Town and Under Fire: Lawmakers to Respond to Corporate-Owned Agenda and Disturbing New Revelations Detailed in Leaked" (Salem-News.com, December 3, 2013)


 * "ALEC crawls from under rock to do damage control" (Daily Kos, December 3, 2013)


 * "Three Signs That The Power Of Secret Lobbying Group ALEC Is Fading" (Annie-Rose Strasser and Aviva Shen, ThinkProgress, December 3, 2013)


 * "The Secret Misspelled Comeback Plan of America's Creepiest Lobbyists" (Adam Weinstein, Gawker, December 3, 2013)


 * "ALEC tries to claw back support lost after Trayvon furor" (Natasha Lennard, Salon, December 3, 2013)

July 2013

 * "The End of the (Wire)Line", (BillMoyers.com, Tom Casciato & Laura Macomber, July 23, 2013)


 * "Blacks Who Stand Their Ground Are Often Imprisoned", (Zenitha Smith, Atlanta Daily World, July 22, 2013)


 * "'Stand your ground' laws rattle U.S. politics, society", (Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2013)


 * "Rural Wisconsin, don’t lose the home phone", (Senator Kathleen Vinehout, La Crosse Tribune, July 22, 2013)


 * "The Gunshine State", (Tom Diaz, excerpt of his book The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry Are Killing Americans and What It Will Take to Stop It published at BillMoyers.com July 19, 2013)


 * "ALEC And The NRA Have Blood On Their Hands", (Terrance Heath, Campaign for America's Future, July 18, 2013)


 * "Tennessee Black Caucus Calls For Review Of ‘Stand Your Ground’", (Robin Young, Here & Now on WBUR (NPR), July 18, 2013)


 * "How NRA lobbied for 'Stand Your Ground' law that let Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman free", (Tim Walker, The Independent, July 15, 2013)


 * "After Aiding Zimmerman’s Case, ALEC-Backed "Stand Your Ground" Could Threaten a Civil Lawsuit", (Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, July 15, 2013)

April 2013

 * "Undercover Activist Details Secret Filming of Animal Abuse & Why "Ag-Gag" Laws May Force Him to Stop" (Democracy Now!, April 9, 2013)


 * "Former Animal Rights Prisoner on Ag-Gag Laws, Secretive Prison Units & Detention of Daniel McGowan" (Democracy Now!, April 9, 2013)


 * "How Big Pharma Lobbyists Are Bringing Mandated Drug Tests To A State Near You" (Nicole Flatow, ThinkProgress, April 8, 2013)


 * "Two big city mayors oppose paid sick leave" (Mark Greuenberg, People's World, April 8, 2013)


 * "6 states that might criminalize taping animal cruelty" (Steven Hsieh, Salon, April 8, 2013)


 * "Behind Jindal's tax plan, an old debate that still rages", (Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 5, 2013)

March 2013

 * "House, Senate bills toe constitutional tightrope", (Tim Carpenter, The Capital-Journal, March 23, 2013)


 * "FCC regulation & VoIP: What’s next?", (Michael Ventimiglia, Venture Beat, March 22, 2013)


 * "US prison population’s shameful rise" (Chuck Arnold, Lompoc Record, March 22, 2013)


 * "More States Consider 'Parent Trigger' Laws", (Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week, March 21, 2013)


 * "Republicans embrace ALEC in new national report" (Alex Sakariassen, Missoula Independent, March 21, 2013)


 * "SOLAR 2013 Panel to Address Political Attacks on Solar in State Legislatures Across the US", (Seth Masia & Lili Francklyn, Investor Ideas, March 21, 2013)


 * "ALEC Updates & Action Alert: State-By-State Renewable Energy Attacks Are Underway", (Marita Mirzatuny, Environmental Defense Fund, March 20, 2013)


 * "Assaults on Successful State Renewable Energy Standards Continue", (Peter Lehner, Natural Resources Defense Council's '"Switchboard'', March 20, 2013)


 * "Flies, Maggots, Rats, and Lots of Poop: What Big Ag Doesn't Want You To See", (Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, March 20, 2013)


 * "How ALEC Has Undermined Food Safety By Pushing ‘Ag Gag’ Laws Across The Country", (Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress, March 19, 2013)


 * "Renewables Easier to Manage Than Expected for Grid Operators", (Chris Clarke, ReWire, March 19, 2013)


 * "Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up" (Sharon Lerner, The American Prospect, March 18, 2013)


 * "Don't stifle probes of animal abuse", (Monterey County Herald editorial, March 18, 2013)


 * "Koch Industries’ Clean Energy Assault Reaches Far And Wide"(EcoWatch, Earth Techling, March 18, 2013)


 * "Renewable Energy Standards Target of Multi-Pronged Attack"(Maria Gallucci, Inside Climate News, March 18, 2013)


 * "ALEC Education Bill Hides Privatization Behind a Reading Skills Disguise"(Dennis S., Politicus USA, March 18, 2013)


 * "ALEC Releases Model Education Bills; Foes Not Satisfied"(Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week, March 18, 2013)


 * "ALEC Posts Model Legislation Online(John Celock, Huff Post Politics, March 15, 2013)


 * "Beam: Whose reform ideas were they?(Jim Beam, American Press, March 13, 2013)


 * "Georgia's Internet Uprising(Timothy Karr, Huff Post Tech, March 12, 2013)


 * "Let's Bring Back American Jobs(Harlan Green, Huff Post Business, March 12, 2013)


 * "Southeast Leads in Creating Clean-Energy Manufacturing Jobs, but Will Politicians Kill the Momentum?(Sue Sturgis, Facing South, March 12, 2013)


 * "Real Consequences of ‘School Choice’(Valerie Strauss, The Answer Sheet, March 12, 2013)


 * "Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down"(Michelle Chen, In These Times, March 11, 2013)


 * "State Efforts to ‘Reclaim’ Our Public Lands" (Jessica Goad and Tom Kenworthy, Center for American Progress, March 11, 2013)


 * "Technology matters" (Markos Moulitsas, The Hill, March 5, 2013)


 * "Municipal Broadband Networks Bridge the Digital Divide as Telecom Industry Tries to Block Them" (Democracy Now!, March 4, 2013)


 * "The Loophole That’s Letting Conservatives Manipulate Renewable Energy Standards" (Tiffany Germain & Matt Kasper, Think Progress, March 4, 2013)


 * "The Bullies Are Bringing the Fight to Your Playground" (Heather Taylor-Miesle, The Huffington Post, March 1, 2013)

February 2013

 * "How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System" (Lee Fang, The Nation, February 27, 2013)


 * "Bills target renewable energy standards in three states" (Dan Haugen, Midwest Energy News, February 27, 2013)


 * "States seek “ag-gag” laws to silence farm whistleblowers" (Natasha Lenard, Salon, February 27, 2013)


 * "Unlocking a movement" (Curt Guyette, Detroit Metro Times, February 27, 2013)


 * "Shedding a Tear for the Insurance Industry?" (Brian Young, The Huffington Post, February 27, 2013)


 * "ALEC Now Looking to Teach Climate Denial in Schools" (R.P. Siegel, Triple Pundit, February 26, 2013)


 * "Is Divestment the Only Solution to Climate Catastrophe?" (Tim Brennan, The Huffington Post, February 26, 2013)


 * "What ALEC’s Arthur Laffer Wants to Do To Your Tax Code" (Chris Lewis, Campus Progress, February 26, 2013)


 * "Rubio's school plan is a retread of a bad idea" (Robyn Blummer, The Columbus Dispatch, February 25, 2013)


 * "Dems keep shooting themselves in foot" (Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, February 23, 2013)


 * "A Year After Trayvon Marton's Shooting, Gun Debate Bypasses 'Stand Your Ground'" (Amy Green, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, February 23, 2012)


 * "After 50 Years, the Voting Rights Act's Biggest Threat: The Supreme Court" (Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic, February 22, 2013)


 * "Republican Governors No Longer a Force for Moderation" (Chad Stone, U.S. News & World Report, February 22, 2013)


 * "The NRA's Flip-Flop on Machine Guns" (Josh Sugarmann, The Huffington Post, February 22, 2013)


 * "The Flawed Objections to Corporate Political-Spending Disclosures" (M. Joy Haynes, The Motley Fool, February 21, 2013)


 * "A Deadly Disorder at the EPA" (Joel Bleifuss, In These Times, February 21, 2013)


 * "A moderate voice in the Senate" (Paul Rolly, The Salt Lake Tribune, February 20, 2013)


 * "Dear Telecom Unions: Time to Fight for the Public Switched Network Infrastructure & Technology (PSNIT) -- The State-based Utility Wires" (Bruce Kushnik, The Huffington Post, February 20, 2013)


 * "Corporations Write Our Laws and Profit From Our Misery" (Chris Hedges, Truthdig, February 19, 2013)


 * "How To Spot A Fake Grassroots Movement" (Graham Readfearn, Desmog Blog, February 17, 2013)


 * "How the Other NRA Is Making Us Sick" (Michele Simon, Food Safety News, February 15, 2013)


 * "Georgia state legislature becomes the latest to tackle municipal broadband menace" (Brad Reed, Boy Genius Report, February 14, 2013)


 * "AT&T's FCC Petition Should Be Denied: AT&T Should be Investigated" (Bruce Kushnik, The Huffington Post, February 14, 2013)


 * "Labor Voices: Right to work is a right-wing conspiracy" (James P. Hoffa, The Detroit News, February 13, 2013)


 * "Why Investors Should Favor Political-Spending Disclosures" (M. Joy Haynes, The Motley Fool, February 12, 2013)


 * "Anti-Immigration Efforts At the State Level Jeopardize Reform" (Frank Hagler, Policy Mic, February 10, 2013)


 * "Walk held in honor of Trayvon Martin attracts hundreds including actor Jamie Foxx" (Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald, February 9, 2013)


 * "The End to Net Neutrality" (David Rosen, Counterpunch, February 9, 2013)


 * "The War on Reality: News From the Front Lines" (Linda Buzzell, The Huffington Post, February 5, 2013)


 * "Pressure Mounts in Some States Against Common Core" (Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week, February 4, 2013)


 * "The Other GOP Plan To Blow Up The Electoral Vote" (Benjy Sarlin, Talking Points Memo, February 4, 2013)


 * "K-12 Climate Denial Curriculum Introduced in 3 More States" (Sustainable Business, February 1, 2013)


 * "Wind and Solar Groups Flee ALEC" (Tina Gerhardt, The Progressive, February 1, 2013)

January 2013

 * "Koch brothers pour more cash into think tanks, ALEC" (Paul Abowed, The Center for Public Integrity, January 31, 2013)


 * "Where the Wingers Won" (Abby Rapoport, The American Prospect, January 31, 2013)


 * "Statehouses introduce ALEC climate skeptic school bill" (Natasha Lennard, Salon, January 31, 2013)


 * "The NRA vs. America" (Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, January 31, 2013)


 * "Wind, solar groups quit ALEC as conservative powerhouse targets clean-energy programs" (Hannah Northey, Greenwire, January 30, 2013)


 * "Green energy groups dump ALEC membership" (Ben Geman, The Hill, January 30, 2013)


 * "What Democracy Lost in 2012" (Bob Sloan, The American Prospect, January 28, 2013)


 * "‘New Evangelical’-Progressive Alliance? Not So Fast" (Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches, January 27, 2013)


 * "New Hampshire, Wyoming, and Nebraska Introduce Ag-Gag Laws" (Kathy Will, Food Poisoning Bulletin, January 26, 2013)


 * "GOP Version2013: Battling Not Just Democrats but Democracy" (John Nichols, The Nation, January 23, 2013)


 * "The GOP and National Planning? Count on It" (Steven Jonas, Truthout, January 22, 2013)


 * "States Continue to Realize the Benefits of Renewable Energy Standards" (Matt Kasper & Tom Kenworthy, Center for American Progress, January 18, 2013)


 * "Proposals to drug-test the unemployed gain momentum" (Natasha Lennard, Salon, January 16, 2013)


 * "Republicans hit unions where it hurts" (Jaime Weinman, Maclean's, January 15, 2013)


 * "Europe caves in to Big Tobacco" (David Cronin, New Europe, January 13, 2013)


 * "Gun control action will rely on grassroots organizing" (Susan Webb, People's World, January 10, 2013)


 * "Voter ID Resurfaces In State Legislatures, But ALEC Remains Incognito In Media Coverage" (Brian Powell, Media Matters, January 9, 2013)


 * "Reaganomics is coming to a state near you" (Siddartha Mahanta, The Stillwater Gazette, January 9, 2013)


 * "Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track" (Gregory Joseph, The Nation, January 8, 2013)


 * "What Are the Public Switched Telephone Networks, 'PSTN' and Why You Should Care?", (Bruce Kushnik, The Huffington Post, January 7, 2013)


 * "Scott Walker Vows More Moderate, Less Divisive Agenda" (Nick Wing, The Huffington Post, January 7, 2013)


 * "Arizona still waiting for Fiesta Bowl fixes" (Kathleen Ingley, The Center for Public Integrity, January 6, 2013)


 * "Feds approve eight state health insurance exchanges", (Kelly Kennedy, USA Today, January 3, 2013)


 * "In States With ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws, Homicide on the Rise", (Ashley Lopez, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, January 4, 2013)

December 2012

 * "Kasich signs anti-worker asbestos bill", (Plunderbund Media, December 20, 2012)


 * "Senate Hearing Recounts the Many Election Season Mishaps of 2012" (Brentin Mock, Colorlines, December 20, 2012)


 * "Selling Lies: The Wall Street Journal Publishes Right-Wing Propaganda and Lends Support to Legislation that Compromises the Rights of Asbestos Victims" (Fight Mesothelioma News, December 20, 2012)


 * "Don’t Be Afraid of NRA Bullies" (Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig.com, December 19, 2012)


 * "Turning State Legislatures into Brothels" (Bob Sloan, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, December 19, 2012)


 * "New "Kochtopus" Graphic Maps the Influence of Billionaire Koch Brothers on Climate Policy" (Democracy Now!, December 18, 2012)


 * "Gun-control backers see domino effect on firms after Newtown school shootings" (Dara Kam, The Palm Beach Post, December 18, 2012)


 * "While You Weren’t Looking, Michigan Turned Into Texas" (Abby Rapoport, The American Prospect, December 17, 2012)


 * "How Walmart Helped Make Newtown Shooter's AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America" (George Zornick, The Nation, December 17, 2012)


 * "Why Do We Get Riled Up About Gun Rights, and Not Rights to Health Care and Education?" (Thom Hartmann, AlterNet, December 17, 2012)


 * "How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence" (John Nichols, The Nation, December 16, 2012)


 * "Climate-denying Indiana Regulator helps ALEC Coal Companies Delay EPA Climate Rules" (Connor Gibson, Pollutor Watch, December 13, 2012)


 * "Schuette: Right-to-work law applies to unionized state workers" (Karen Bouffard, The Detroit News, December 13, 2012)


 * "ALEC's decades of 'right-to-work' effort pay off in Michigan" (Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity, December 12, 2012)


 * "Editorial: Drinking the Kochs' Kool-Aid" (Detroit Free Press editorial, December 11, 2012)


 * "Michigan’s right-to-work bill cribs ALEC" (Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon, December 11, 2012)


 * "Alaska state lawmakers to push for voter ID laws again" (Richard Mauer, The Anchorage Daily News, December 10, 2012)


 * "How the Koch Brothers Manipulate Climate Change Studies" (Joao Peixe, OilPrice.com, December 10, 2012)


 * "The Doha Climate Joke" (Jen Alic, OilPrice.com, December 10, 2012)


 * "Groups challenge Wyoming lawmakers' lack of transparency with ALEC" (Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune, December 9, 2012)


 * "ALEC – Centralized Conservative Legislative Clearinghouse" (John Lawrence, San Diego Free Press, December 8, 2012)


 * "There Is No Internet Freedom Without Internet and Broadband Competition" (Bruce Kushnick, The Huffington Post, December 6, 2012)


 * "Koch Brothers' Americans for Prosperity are leading the charge for Snyder's 'right-to-work' bill" (Greg Gardner, Detroit Free Press, December 6, 2012)


 * "Inside ALEC's Education Task Force: Private Players Manipulating Public Education" (Sabrina Stevens, Alternet, December 6, 2012)


 * "Kansas Statehouse’s ‘Big Three’ tied to controversial council" (Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal-World, December 5, 2012)


 * "A New Court Decision Injects Some Sanity Into America's Gun Policy" (Jonathan Lowy, The Huffington Post, December 5, 2012)

November 2012

 * "Highway Robbery: How "public-private partnerships" extract private profit from public infrastrucute projects" (Darwin Bondgraham, Dollars & Sense, November/December, 2012)


 * "ALEC Loses Ground in Election" (John Light, BillMoyers.com, November 30, 2012)

October 2012

 * "New Constitutional Amendment Needed to Protect the Right to Vote, Advocate Claims" (Khalil Abdullah, New American Media, October 9, 2012)


 * "Watch ALEC documentary: See how corporations write GOP laws" (DJ Pangburn, Death and Taxes, October 4, 2012)


 * "Debate Over Won't Back Down Shines Light on City's Brewing Education Battle" (Jason Lewis, The Village Voice blog, October 4, 2012)


 * "Wisconsin GOPers sued over potential ALEC ties" (Jillian Rayfield, Salon, October 2, 2012)


 * "Name That Representative! Republican Study Committee Meets With ALEC" (Gabe Elsner, The Huffington Post, October 1, 2012)

September 2012

 * "Common Cause president promotes group's latest efforts" (Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican, September 29, 2012)


 * "The Life and Death of Schools" (Richard Whittaker, The Austin Chronicle, September 28, 2012)


 * "Study: Thousands of oil and gas wells not inspected" (Natasha Lennard, Salon, September 28, 2012)


 * "The United States of ALEC: Bill Moyers on the Secretive Corporate-Legislative Body Writing Our Laws" (Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, September 27, 2012)


 * "No, ALEC isn't for the little guy" (Rashad Robinson, San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2012)


 * "School reform's propaganda flick", (Alexander Zaitchik, Salon, September 27, 2012)


 * "Anti-union movie 'Won't Back Down' is a step backward" (Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 27, 2012)


 * "Wells Fargo Courts Latinos While Investing in Private Prisons That Profit From Detaining Immigrants" (Yana Kunichoff, Truthout, September 27, 2012)


 * "More companies revealing donations as debate rages" (Dan Eggen, The Washington Post's "Influence Industry" blog, September 26, 2012)


 * "ALEC: The Scheme to Remake America, One State House at a Time" (Bill Moyers, The Huffington Post, September 26, 2012)


 * "Smart ALEC’s Comeuppance: Bill Moyers Takes On the American Legislative Exchange Council" (Joel Bleifuss, In These Times, September 26, 2012)


 * "The Fight to Vote" (The Editors, The Nation, September 26, 2012)


 * "There's Been a Dictatorial Coup -- Koch Bros. Have a Bunch of Czars Running Cities Across Michigan" (Jim Hightower, Alternet, September 25, 2012)


 * "Seeking Allies, Teachers’ Unions Court G.O.P., Too", (Motoko Rich, The New York Times, September 24, 2012)


 * "The Chick-fil-A War Is Back On", (William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2012)


 * "Reform Effort on a Century of For-Profit Bail Bonding," (Spike Bradford, Justice Policy Institute's Just Policy blog, September 20, 2012)


 * "Voter ID laws: Voter integrity or voter suppression?," (Hispanic Link News Service, September 19, 2012)


 * "Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. to leave ALEC", (Salvador Rizzo, NJ.com, September 13, 2012)


 * "The Right-Wing Machine Behind ‘School Choice’", (Rachel Tabachnick, In These Times, September 13, 2012)


 * "'Internet Freedom'? AT&T's Verbal Jujitsu to Close Down Telecommunications in America", (Bruce Kushnick, The Huffington Post, September 10, 2012)


 * "Republican voter ID laws' threat to US civil rights", (David A. Love, The Guardian, September 7, 2012)


 * "Groups protest Duke Energy's connection with the American Legislative Exchange Council", (Ivan Penn, Tampa Bay Times, September 7, 2012)


 * "Your Right to Know: Lawmakers exploit loophole to hide ALEC ties", (Brendan Fischer, The Capital Times, September 7, 2012)


 * "Outing ACT: Test-and-Punish Doesn't Educate, but It's Profitable for Testing Companies', (Susan Ohanian & Marion Brady, TruthOut, September 7, 2012)


 * "Duke Energy CEO calls for clean energy at DNC", (Charlotte Observer, September 6, 2012)


 * "Duke Energy's Jim Rogers to Address DNC, Despite Supporting ALEC's Voter Suppression", (Whit Jones, The Huffington Post, September 6, 2012)


 * "A Day of Protests, Spared of Confrontations", (Viv Bernstein, The New York Times blog "The Caucus," September 5, 2012)


 * "Duke CEO Rogers rides political, corporate intrigue into DNC", (Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer, September 5, 2012)


 * "Voter ID laws wend through courts, with implications for November", (Patricia Zapor, National Catholic Reporter, September 4, 2012)


 * "GOP-Backed Voter Fraud Laws Aim To Disenfranchise Students", (Jake Heller, The Daily Beast, September 3, 2012)

August 2012

 * "Wells Fargo, Western Union cut ties to ALEC", (Heather Draper, Denver Business Journal, August 30, 2012)


 * "Voter Photo Identification Laws and ALEC", (Jerry Kremer, The Huffington Post, August 29, 2012)


 * "GE Among Six New Companies Dropping ALEC", (International Business Times U.K., August 29, 2012)


 * "Weingarten: ‘Won’t Back Down’ union stereotypes worse than ‘Waiting for Superman’", (Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post blog "The Answer Sheet," August 28, 2012)


 * "Sunglasses are optional for Washington’s economy – but please take off your blinders", (Aaron Keating, Economic Opportunity Institute's Washington Policy Watch, August 28, 2012)


 * "Third IRS Whistleblower Complaint Brought Against American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)", (Bob Sloan, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, August 28, 2012)


 * "ALEC Roster Shrinks As GE, Sprint, Western Union, Symantec, Reckitt Quit", (David Zielenziger, International Business Times, August 27, 2012)


 * "Corporations' ties to voter ID laws", (Andrew S. Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, August 26, 2012)


 * "Romney Energy Plan Would Let States and His Oil Donors Drill On Public Lands" (Jessica Goad, Think Progress, August 23, 2012)


 * "ALEC Policy Shop Casts Long K-12 Shadow" (Andrew Ujifusa, The Horace Mann League, August 22, 2012)


 * "Connections Between Teach for America and Parent Trigger" (Shaun Johnson, The Huffington Post, August 21, 2012)


 * "Flurry of Voter ID laws tied to conservative group ALEC", (Ethan Magoc, NBC News's Open Channel blog, August 21, 2012)


 * "Mystery group goes after Dems in Senate races", (Rachael Marcus, The Center for Public Integrity, August 20, 2012)


 * "Latino Voter Suppression and the Paul Ryan Choice", (Jim Gonzalez, The Huffington Post, August 20, 2012)


 * "ALEC’s Koch Funded Cabal “Educating” our state and Federal Judges", (Bob Sloan, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, August 20, 2012)


 * "Records: Ohio House office aided legislative group", (Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, August 17, 2012)


 * 'Remember When Judges Decided Elections After the Vote?", (Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic, August 16, 2012)


 * "Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws", Suvan Lee, ProPublica, August 16, 2012)


 * "Surprise! Election fraud is virtually nonexistent", (Editorial, Nashua Telegraph, August 16, 2012)


 * "It’s time to defend our voting rights", (Benjamin Todd Jealous, New York Amsterdam News, August 16, 2012)


 * "Texas Lawmakers Latest To Cut Ties With ALEC", (HuffPost Politics, The Huffington Post, August 16, 2012)


 * "Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court", (Ari Berman, The Nation, August 15, 2012)


 * "“Rich States, Poor States”: A 110 page guide to crashing your state’s economy | Part 2," (Economic Opportunity Institute, Washington Policy Watch, August 15, 2012)


 * "“Rich States, Poor States”: A 110-page guide to crashing your state’s economy | Part 1," (Economic Opportunity Institute, Washington Policy Watch, August 14, 2012)


 * "Many states’ voter-ID laws, including Pennsylvania’s, appear to have tie to same U.S. group," (Ethan Magoc, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 2012)


 * "ALEC unite on another school 'reform' bill," (Max Brantley, Arkansas Times, August 14, 2012)


 * "Voter registration reform risk enfeebling UK democracy," (Graham Allen, New Stateman, August 13, 2012)


 * "Many GOP-backed bills in Michigan copied from ‘model bills’, group says," (Karen Bouffard, Detroit News, August 13, 2012)


 * "Another "deregulation" scam," (Doug Porter, San Diego Free Press, August 10, 2012)


 * "Promising Too Much On Public Pensions", (Hartford Courant editorial, August 10, 2012)


 * "Counter ALEC with ALICE", (Jim Hightower, JimHightower.com, August 10, 2012)


 * "Medicines Australia: we support plain packaging of tobacco products", (Melissa Sweet, Crikey, August 10, 2012)


 * "On the Ropes: Inside ALEC's Annual Meeting", (Alexander Zaitchik, Media Matters, August 9, 2012)


 * "On the News With Thom Hartmann: Texas Gov. Rick Perry Did It - Texas Executes Man Who Is Mentally Disabled, and More", (Jim Javinsky, Truth Out, August 8, 2012)


 * "Energy policy: Follow the money", (Chris Nelder, Smart Planet, August 8, 2012)


 * "Biotechnology Firm Amgen Becomes The 31st Company To Dump ALEC", (Ian Millhiser, Think Progress, August 7, 2012)


 * "Why You Should Be Sick of Secret Health Insurer Politicking", (Jack Ucciferri, Huffinton Post, August 7, 2012)


 * "Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Hits Philadelphia Blacks, Latinos Harder", (Dan Froomkin, Huffington Post, August 7, 2012)


 * "George Zimmerman's Attorney To Address Gun Rights Activists At Second Amendment Foundation Conference", (Timothy Johnson, Media Matters, August 6, 2012)


 * "Sierra Club: Clean energy 'under siege'", (United Press International, August 3, 2012)


 * "Fox Hypes Voter ID Report From Organization That Claims To Continue ALEC's "Excellent Work", (Remington Shepard, Media Matters, August 2, 2012)


 * "Why Citizens United Must Be Overturned", (RP Siegel, Triple Pundit, August 1, 2012)

July 2012

 * "ALEC Lets Corporations Craft Environmental Policy", (Melanie Martin, Earth Times, July 29, 2012)


 * "‘ALEC Rock’ cartoon explains corporate political influence", (Arturo Garcia, The Raw Story, July 28, 2012)


 * "GM Nixes Support For Conservative Lobbying Group", (Richard Read, The Car Connection, July 27, 2012)


 * "ALEC Dumped By GM, Walgreen", (Trymaine Lee, Huffington Post, July 26, 2012)


 * "Conservatives talk energy at Utah ALEC convention", (Daily Herald, July 26, 2012)


 * "Plaintiffs' attorneys against voter ID", (Carter Wood, Point of Law, July 26, 2012)


 * "Lee Bright Family Fun", (FitNews.com, July 25, 2012)


 * "Meet Mark Pocan, the Original ALEC Spy", (Molly Redden, The New Republic, July 25, 2012)


 * "Lawmakers, advocates question ALEC’s role in crafting state legislation", (Free Speech Radio News, July 25, 2012)


 * "The Wall Street Journal Covers Up ALEC Link to Anti-Union School Privatization Law", (Melody Johnson, Media Matters, July 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC, the Koch Led CABAL & "The Amicus Project" - Fed Court Interference", (Bob Sloan, Daily Kos, July 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC, Tech and the Telecom Wars: Killing America's Telecom Utilities", (Bruce Kushnick, The Huffington Post, July 24, 2012)


 * "Behind ag-gag laws: Following the money trail", (Jonathan Reynolds, This Dish is Veg, July 24, 2012)


 * "AT&T Should Be Begging California for Forgiveness, Not Regulatory Relief", (Bruce Kushnick, The Huffington Post Business, July 23, 2012)


 * "Research Roundup: ALEC Economic Rankings Debunked, Business and the Minimum Wage, and More", (Progressive States Network, July 20, 2012)


 * "NRA Back In Bed With ALEC", (Matt Gertz, Media Matters, July 19, 2012)


 * "Express scripts right to end its participation in alec charade", (The Reporter, July 18, 2012)


 * "FLASHBACK: Franklin Center's Full-Throated Defense Of ALEC, (Matt Gertz, Media Matters, July 12, 2012)


 * "Corporate Exodus Continues From ALEC as Secretive Right-Wing Group’s Policies Come to Light", (Democracy Now! July 11 2012)


 * "John Deere, CVS Caremark, HP, MillerCoors and Best Buy Drop ALEC", ( Suzanne Merkelson, Truth Out, July 11, 2012)


 * "Civil Rights Advocates Assail Wal-Mart Links to ALEC", (Zenitha Prince, AFRO, July 11, 2012)


 * "Complaint filed against corporate group ALEC over nonprofit status", (DJ Pangburn, Death and Taxes, July 10, 2012)


 * "HP, Deere, CVS, MillerCoors, BestBuy Exit Controversial ALEC Post-Trayvon Martin Shooting", (David Zielenziger, International Business Times, July 10, 2012)


 * "If Andy ran in Mayberry today: Big money could crush his hopes of being sheriff", (Kathy M. Newman, Post-Gazette, Jul 6, 2012)


 * "Our Daughters, Moms, and Sisters: Republican Attacks on Women's Choice Should Also Mobilize Men", (Hans Johnson, Huffington Post, July 5, 2012)


 * "ALEC Accused of Violating Its Tax-Exempt Status; Will the IRS Take Action?", (John Leopold, Truthout, July 5, 2012)


 * "Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do", (John Nichols, The Nation, July 5, 2012)


 * "Criminalizing Thinking" (Rodolfo Acuna, CounterPunch, July 5, 2012)


 * "The British Pharmaceutical Crooks are Coming, the British Pharmaceutical Crooks are Coming", (Poptort, July 3, 2012)


 * "Voting Wrongs" (Curt Guyette, Metro Times, July 3, 2012)


 * "Corporate Media Untells the ALEC Story" (Peter Hart, Fair, July 3, 2012)


 * "CPI: ALEC, the power behind legislation, faces tax complaint from clergy group", (John Dunbar, Center for Public Integrity, July 2, 2012)


 * "Despite ‘Citizens United’, politics remains hazardous for corporations", (John Stodder, Idaho Business Review, July 2, 2012)


 * Top Former Tax Code Enforcer Files Letter Asking IRS To Strip ALEC’s Non-Profit Status, (Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress, July 2, 2012)

June 2012

 * "Dell drops membership in right-wing corporate front ALEC", (DJ Pangburn, Death and Taxes, June 22, 2012)


 * "Dell Latest Company To Leave Controversial ALEC After Trayvon Martin Shooting" (David Zielenziger, IBTimes, June 21, 2012)


 * "J&J Ends Support For ALEC Lobby", (Steve McClellan, Media Daily News, June 19, 2012)


 * "NY Times Links ALEC to Woonsocket Fiscal Crisis", (Bob Plain, RIFuture.org, June 19, 2012)


 * "BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson Drops ALEC", (Annie-Rose Strasser, Think Progress, June 12, 2012)


 * "ALEC Tries to Salvage Brand as Members Exit to Protect Their Own", (Ana Radelat, AdAge, June 7, 2012)


 * "Walmart Withdraws from ALEC, Wallows in Bribery Scandal", (Paul Chesser, National Legal and Policy Center, June 4, 2012)


 * "ALEC Resignations Grow, Pressure on Others Mounts", (Mike Hall, June 4, AFL-CIO, 2012)


 * "Wal-Mart Caves to Van Jones, Drops ALEC Support", (Vision to America, June 2, 2012)


 * "Medtronic Leaves ALEC, Joining 19 Other Organizations", (Zaid Jilani, Republic Report, June 1, 2012)


 * "Stand with State Farm as it Stands with ALEC", (John Berlau, OpenMarket.org, June 1, 2012)

May 2012

 * "Wal-Mart Pulls Out Of Group That Advocates 'Stand Your Ground' Laws", (Marl Memmott, NPR, May 31, 2012)


 * "Commentary: NAACP Commends Walmart for Dropping ALEC", (Cord Jefferson, BET, May 31, 2012)


 * "How Jeb Bush Stood Up To ALEC For National Education Standards", (Josh O'Connor, StateImpact, May 31, 2012)


 * "Gates Foundation Pulls Funds from Conservative ALEC, Sends Half a Million to Liberal NEA", (Joy Pullman, Somewhat Reasonable, May 30, 2012)


 * "How ALEC Gets Real Tax Dollars for Fake Schools", (Jason Stanford, Huffington Post, May 29, 2012)


 * "Success! How Progressives Stalled the Deregulation Agenda of Greedy Telecoms and ALEC", (Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet, May 27, 2012)


 * "NO DISCLOSURE: WSJ, Fox Defended ALEC Without Noting News Corp. Is A Member", (Matt Gertz, Media Matters, May 25, 2012)


 * "Amazon Drops Out of American Legislative Exchange Council", (Democracy Now, May 25, 2012)


 * "At Shareholder Meeting Amazon Drops ALEC, Dodges Tax Questions", (Dave Johnson, Huffington Post, May 24, 2012)


 * "'Huge victory' - Amazon drops ALEC, will spend millions on AC", (Ashley Gross & Jake Ellison, NPR, May 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC Runs from NRA's Paranoid Trayvon Martin Agenda", (Brady Campaign, Opposing Views, May 23, 2012)


 * "ALEC’s New Tactic – Defunding State Budgets", (The Pop Tort, May 23, 2012)


 * "ALEC Puts the Screws to Asbestos Victims", (Sylvia Hsieh, Lwayers.com, May 22, 2012)


 * "BREAKING: Eleven More Lawmakers Drop ALEC", (Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress, May 18, 2012)


 * "The ALEC-IRLI Anti-Immigrant Push To Redefine Citizenship", (Simon Maloy, MediaMatters, May 16, 2012)


 * "Common Cause obtains ALEC Agenda Materials, Files Requests for Investigations in 29 States", (Emily L., Care2.com, May 16, 2012)


 * "Confirmed! Koch Was On ALEC Crime Task Force Led By NRA", (Global Grind, May 15, 2012)


 * "ALEC's Secrets Revealed; Corporations Flee", (Brendan Greeley, BloombergBusinessWeek, May 11, 2012)


 * "ALEC To Formally Oppose Common Education Standards, Leaving Struggling Students Behind", (Tehodora Chang, ThinkProgress, May 10, 2012)


 * "ALEC Targets Laws Holding Corporations Accountable", (David Lyle, MediaMatters, May 9, 2012)


 * "ALEC exempted from lobbyist status in three separate states", (Paul Abowd, HuffingtonPost, May 8, 2012)


 * "Special Rights for ALEC: Three States Exempt Stealth Corporate Lobbying Group From Lobbying Rules", (Josh Israel, ThinkProgress, May 8, 2012)


 * "A Year in the Life of an ALEC Bill", (Bloomberg Business Week, May 3, 2012)


 * "ALEC’s Top Five Anti-Environment ‘Model’ Laws", (Stephen Lacey, ThinkProgress, May 2, 2012)

April 2012

 * "ALEC's Comeuppance", (Jim Hightower, TruthOut, April 30, 2012)


 * "ALEC fights coal ash protections on polluters' behalf", (Sue Sturgis, The Institute for Southern Studies, April 30, 2012)


 * "Meet the 28 Lawmakers Who Have Quit ALEC This Month", (Zaid Jilani, The Nation, April 26, 2012)


 * "A Fight Bigger Than ALEC", (Editors, The Nation, April 25, 2012)


 * "In Light of Coca-Cola's Surrender Over ALEC, Shareholder Activist to Tell Coca-Cola Executives to Stand Firm Against Future Radical Left Demands", (David Almasi, National Center for Public Policy Research, April 25, 2012)


 * "Why hasn’t Wal-Mart dropped ALEC, too?", (The Miami Herald, April 25, 2012)


 * "Two ALEC Campaigns Exposed: One Kills Renewables, One Boosts Fracking", (Brian Merchant, TreeHugger, April 24, 2012)


 * "Microsoft Identified as Supporter of ALEC, Conservative Non-Profit Accused of Abusing Tax-Exempt Status", (Nina Shapiro, The Daily Week, April 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC Says It Plans To Craft Legislation To Take Down State Renewable Energy Targets", (Stephen Lacey, ThinkProgress, April 24, 2012)


 * "Common Cause Files IRS Complaint Against ALEC, Seeks Audit", (Josh Israel, ThinkProgress, April 23, 2012)


 * "ALEC Hit With IRS Complaint Filed By Common Cause", (Mike Baker, Huffington Post, April 23, 2012)


 * "Palm oil industry, ALEC press EPA to reverse climate finding", (Ben Geman, The Hill, April 22, 2012)


 * ""Companies end relationship with the controversial ALEC organization", (Michele Nash, Examiner, April 22, 2012)


 * "Conservative Group With Abramoff Scandal Ties Picks Up Voter ID Issue Where ALEC Left Off", (Ryan Reilly, TPM, April 20, 2012)


 * "Conservative Group's Charity Status Draws Questions", (Peter Overby, NPR, April 19, 2012)


 * "GREENHUT: Attacks on ALEC hypocritical and unfair", (Watchdog Staff, Watchdog.org, April 19, 2012)


 * "Lisa Graves on Hardball with Chris Matthews", (Lisa Graves, MSNBC, April 19, 2012)


 * "ALEC to Right-Wing Bloggers: We Need Your Help!", (Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, April 18, 2012)


 * "Corporations Donate To Groups On Both Sides Of Voter-ID", (Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg, April 19, 2012)


 * "ALEC Disbands Controversial Task Force–But Continues Attack on Labor and Environment", (Lindsey Kratochwill, In These Times, April 18, 2012)


 * "The Politics of Guns in America", (Diane Rhem radio program, April 18, 2012)


 * "After Pounding From Progressives, ALEC Backs Off Of Social Issues", (TPM, April 17, 2012)


 * ALEC Sharpens Focus on Jobs, Free Markets and Growth -- "Announces the End of the Task Force that Dealt with Non-Economic Issues", (MarketWatch, April 17, 2012)


 * "ALEC Drops Push for Voter ID, Stand Your Ground Laws After Public Outcry Sparks Corporate Exodus", (Lisa Graves, Democracy Now!, April 18, 2012)


 * "More companies flee association with ALEC", (Marcos Restrepo, Colorado Independent, April 12, 2012)

March 2012

 * "How ALEC Is Creating Florida-Style Messes in Other States", (John Nichols, The Nation, March 26, 2012)


 * "Unarmed and dangerous?", (Cliff Schecter, Al Jazeera, March 26, 2012)


 * "How The Right Wing 'ALEC' Teamed Up With The NRA To Get Copycat, 'Stand Your Ground' Laws In 21 States", (Bill Berkowitz, Huffington Post, March 25, 2012)

February 2012

 * "How Scott Walker and ALEC Plotted the Attack on Arizona's Unions", (John Nichols, The Nation, February 2, 2012)

January 2012

 * Talking Points Memo on why the "Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011" looks a lot like ALEC model legislation", (Zoe Schlanger, TPM, July 21, 2011)


 * "GOP Anti-Labor Zealotry", (John Nichols, The Nation, January 11, 2012)


 * "Holt Baker: Collective Action Key Tool to Building King’s Dream into Reality", (Mike Hall, AFL-CIO, January 13, 2012)


 * "Norquist, ALEC and the Koch brothers", (Barbara Kelly, Savannah Morning News, January 11, 2012)


 * "John Nichols: Right-to-Work threatens Rev. King’s legacy", (John Nichols, The Capital Times, January 11, 2012)


 * "Snark Bites: Corporate sponsorship of lawmakers on the way", (Scott McNutt, Knoxville News Sentinel, January 8, 2012)


 * "Why Is Public Education Being Outsourced to Online Charter Schools?", (Rania Khalek, Alternet, January 8, 2012)


 * "ALEC leads the way to corporate governance", (Nancy Lindsay, Ohio Times News Reporter, January 8, 2012)


 * "Right-to-Work Laws Reduce Wages and Don't Create Jobs", (AFT, January 2012)


 * "Why You Can Be Branded a Terrorist for Fighting Animal Abuse", (Rania Khalek, Alternet, January 4, 2012)


 * "Has America's Stolen Election Process Finally Hit Prime Time?", (HuffingtonPost, January 4, 2012)


 * "Report exposes the lies behind ‘Right to Work’", (The Bloomington Alternative, January 3, 2012)

December 2011

 * "If you can't beat 'em, enjoin them (from voting)", (Amy Goodman, Appeal Democrat, December 15, 2011)


 * "Farley bill next session: The ALEC Accountability Act", (David Safier, Blog for Arizona, December 2011)


 * "Indigenous Person of the Year: The Indigenous Woman", (Brenda Norrell, The NarcoSphere, December 15, 2011)


 * "Corporate Education Reform and ALEC's Definition of Acceptable Risk", (Shaun Johnson, Huffington Post, December 15, 2011)


 * "DOJ steps up voting rights scrutiny amidst activist groundswell", (Facing South, December 15, 2011)


 * "The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy", (John Nichols, Oped News, December 12, 2011)


 * "Voter ID laws recall Jim Crow", (Neal Peirce, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 11, 2011)


 * "Black Group Targets Corporations Over Voting Laws", (Suzanne Gamboa, Boston.com, December 8, 2011)


 * "Slavery: Alive and Well in the US, Sponsored by ALEC", (Open Salon, December 8, 2011)


 * "Bill Gates Gives ALEC Big $$ to “Reform Education”, (Kristina Chew, Care2, December 5, 2011)


 * "Soros Cash, Left-Wing Talking Points Fuel ALEC attack", (Iris Somberg, Business & Media Institute, December 6, 2011)


 * "Unitarian Universalists join protest at ALEC's States & Nation Policy Summit", (Steve Palm-Houser, Examiner, December 3, 2011)


 * "Indigenous ALEC Protest: Border Rights and Prison Profiteers", (Brenda Norrell, The Narcosphere, December 1, 2011)


 * "State Legislators Like Romney, A Lot", (Eli Lehrer, Frum Forum, December 1, 2011)


 * "Pssst...Wanna Buy a Law?", (Alison Fitzgerald & Brendan Greeley, Business Week, December 1, 2011)


 * "ALEC Enjoys A New Wave of Influence and Criticism", (Alan Greenblatt, Governing Magazine, December 2011)

November 2011

 * "The Vacancies of Capitalism", (Counterpunch, November 30, 2011)


 * "Locking up profits: Private prison companies strive to keep millions behind bars to keep their profits up, (James Ridgeway, Al Jazeera English, November 28, 2011)


 * "How Online Learning Companies Bought America's Schools", (Lee Fang, Truthout, November 18, 2011)


 * "Private Prisons Industry: Increasing Incarcerations, Maximizing Profits and Corrupting Our Democracy", (David Donnelly, Huffington Post, November 17, 2011)


 * "Who Are the Koch Brothers? (Part 2: The Political Action Legacy)", (James Hamilton, All Voices, November 17, 2011)


 * "Complaint against Upmeyer dismissed by House Ethics Committee", (Mike Wiser, Globe Gazette, November 16, 2011)


 * "How to Make Congress More Corrupt", (Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect, November 16, 2011)


 * "Campaign and Lobbying Expenditures Promote Fracking Big Time", (Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit Quarterly, November 10, 2011)


 * "Prisons of the 1%", (LubbockOnline, November 14, 2011)


 * "Koch Brothers Poised to Raise Influence With Massive Conservative Database", (Patrick Glennon, In These Times, November 8, 2011)


 * "Voting Limits Put Democracy in Peril", (Judith Browne Dianis, CNN, November 8, 2011)


 * "Upmeyer Challenges Validity of Ethics Complaint", (John Skipper, Globe Gazette, November 7, 2011)


 * "Assault on Democracy", (Judith Browne-Dianis, AFRO, November 4, 2011)


 * "Introducing the Same Day Registration and Voter Access Protection Act", (The American Muslim, November 2, 2011)


 * "Introducing the Same Day Registration and Voter Access Protection Act", (Keith Ellison, Huffington Post, November 2, 2011)


 * "Don't Help Obamacare with State Healthcare Exchanges", (Lincoln Tribune, November 1, 2011)

October 2011

 * "The Republican 'Voter Fraud' Fraud", (Diane Roberts, The Guardian, October 31, 2011)


 * "Campaigning to Make it Harder to Vote", (Judith Browne-Dianis & Bob Hall, New Observer, October 2011)


 * "Letter: Wants media to tell more on 'big money'", (Tom and Kay Downey, St. Augustine Record, October 31, 2011)


 * "Photo IDs nothing more than vote suppression", (Hilton Head Island-Packet, October 26, 2011)


 * "Letters: 'Bill mill' undermines our democratic society", (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 21, 2011)


 * "This is what Plutocracy Looks Like", (Jim Miller, Ocean Beach Rag (CA), October 17, 2011)


 * "Voting laws raise political controversy", (Charlie Kessler, Daily Illini (University of Illinois), October 13, 2011)


 * "'Adviser' Adam Werritty ran charity from Liam Fox's office", (Rupert Neate, Robert Booth, Rajeev Syal and Simon Bowers, The Guardian (UK), October 6, 2011)


 * "Wisconsin and Ohio: Resistance Rising", (Sara Robinson, Truthout, October 6, 2011)


 * "New laws undermine core principles of U.S. democracy", (Steve & Cockie Roberts, Argus Press, October 6, 2011)


 * "Requiring government-issued ID will decrease the voting populace", (Nayeli Carrillo, Daily 49er, October 3, 2011)


 * "A War on Voting: Could Redistricting and Voting Law Changes Help Republicans Win in 2012?", (Democracy Now!, October 4, 2011)


 * "Get Ready Not to Vote: Why 2012 Just Got More Interesting", (Charles Pierce, Esquire, October 3, 2011)


 * "GOP, ALEC Could Make It Harder For 5 Million To Cast Ballots", (Adam Sewer, Mother Jones, October 3, 2011)


 * "Rick Perry and ALEC", (Dennis Kaiser, OpEdNews, October 1, 2011)

September 2011

 * "The truth about voter suppression", (Ed Kilgore, Salon, September 30, 2011)


 * "Democracy Under Attack", (Judith Brown Dianis, The Huffington Post, September 28, 2011)


 * "ALEC ‘scholarships’ raise ethics concerns", (Brendan Fischer, The Cap Times, September 28, 2011)


 * "The Radical Republican Political Strategy is Failure", (The Daily Kos, September 26, 2011)


 * "Rick Perry, Pay-for-Player Jailer", (William Fischer, Truthout, September 25, 2011)


 * "Rick Perry’s Attack on Democracy", (John Nichols, The Nation Magazine, September 21, 2011)


 * "Lead letter: Health care plan had roots in the GOP", (The Florida Times Union, September 22, 2011)


 * "Targeting Immigrants", (Kade Crockford and Nancy Murray, Truthout, September 22, 2011)


 * "Taking Back the Vote", (Terrance Heath, Truthout, September 21, 2011)


 * "COURT CHALLENGES AWAIT GOP VOTER EXCLUSION LAW", (Dominique Paul Noth, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, September 21, 2011)


 * Common Blog, "Money, Power and the American Legislative Exchange Council", (Nikki Willoughby, Common Blog, September 21, 2011)


 * "Vote suppression in the US revs up", (Heather Parton, Al Jazeera English, September 19, 2011)


 * "ALEC EXPOSÉ WINS SIDNEY AWARD", (Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, September 16, 2011)


 * "ALEC’s influence should be call to citizen vigilance", (Bangor Daily News, Septemeber 15, 2011)


 * "Hiding the Sausage", (Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly, September 15, 2011)


 * "ALEC Exposed wins Sidney Award for Excellence in Socially Conscious Journalism", (Bob Sloan, Daily Kos, September 14, 2011)


 * "ALEC corporations pay big to Congress", (Yana Kunichoff, The American Independent, September 13, 2011)


 * "ALEC: EXPOSED" WINS SEPTEMBER SIDNEY AWARD", (Lindsay Beyerstein, Big Think, September 13, 2011)


 * "Jim Cooper and Dick Durbin Rap Voter ID and ALEC", (Jonathan Meador, Nashville Scene, September 12, 2011)


 * "Corporations Represented on ALEC's Private Enterprise Board Are Big Spenders in Washington", (Brad Hooker, Open Secrets, September 12, 2011)


 * "The War on Higher Education" (John McNay, George Mason University’s History News Network, September 11, 2011)


 * "GOP reveal depth of its voter-exclusion plan", (Roger Bybee, In These Times, September 12, 2011)


 * "Congress Investigated GOP War on Voting", (Ari Berman, Rolling Stone, September 8, 2011)


 * "Inside the ALEC Dating Service", (Marc Pocan, The Progressive, September 2011)


 * "LePage’s Koch Brothers connection revealed", (Colin Woodward, Portland Phoenix, September 7, 2011)


 * "ANNOUNCEMENT: Looking For Feedback on Anti-ALEC/Koch Progressive led Bus Tour this Fall", (Bob Sloan, Daily Kos, September 6, 2011)


 * "LePage’s Koch Brothers connection revealed", (Colin Woodard, Portland Phoenix, September 7, 2011)


 * "New Evidence of ALEC Connections in All Successful Voter ID Legislation", (Campus Progress, September 8, 2011)


 * "Courtesy Of The GOP, Jim Crow Is Back In A National Voter Suppression Campaign", (Shaun Mullen, The Moderate Voice, September 7, 2011)


 * "Remembering the Moment Our CEO’s Dug In", (Sam Pizzigati, Truthout, September 6, 2011)


 * "Taking Back Labor Day", (Amy Dean, Truthout, September 5, 2011)


 * "No Jane, It’s Not Baldwin", (Neil Ferstand, CT News Junkie, September 2, 2011)


 * "'ALEC', UN-Elected, Writing U.S. Legislation Under Koch-Influenced Direction In Many States Costly 'Hidden-Tunnel Operation'", (Henry Clay Ruark, Salem News, September 1, 2011)


 * "AT&T bought more than 700 copies of Rick Perry’s book", (Eric Rolan, The Raw Story, September 1, 2011)

August 2011

 * "Voter ID Laws 101", (Tobin Van Ostern & David Halperin, Campus Progress, August 31, 2011)


 * "Lisa Graves Sheds Light on ALEC’s Fracking Agenda", (Don't Frack with NY!, August 31, 2011)


 * "The GOP War on Voting", (Ari Berman, Rolling Stone, August 30, 2011)


 * "Public Education and the Tentacles of Profit", (Emanuele Corso, NMPolitics, August 30, 2011)


 * "Halloween Danger Comes Early: Smart ALEC’s Concept of a Nasty Trick or Treat", (The Michigan View, August 29, 2011)


 * "Rep. Lewis: Voter ID ‘A Poll Tax by Another Name’", (Campus Progress, August 29, 2011)


 * "‘Profiteers of Misery’ The U.S. Private Prison Industrial Complex", (Kanya D'Almeida, IPS News, August 24, 2011)


 * "Thom Hartmann & State Represenative Mark Pocan: ALEC exposed in New Orleans. 5 August '11", (The Thom Hartmann Program, August 23, 2011)


 * "Koch/ALEC...attacks upon public education. Looking deep into the Rabbit Hole", (Bob Sloan, Daily Kos, August 23, 2011)


 * "America’s Day Of Rage Is Coming, And It’s Just The Beginning", (Dustin Slaughter, The Public Record, August 23, 2011)


 * "The Lewis Powell Memo - Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy", (Charlie Cray, Greenpeace, August 23, 2011)


 * "Elite Privilege and the Prison-Industrial Complex", (Forbes, August 23, 2011)


 * "Voter ID Legislation Politically Motivated", (Nashua Telegraph, August 19, 2011)


 * "VIDEO: Corporate Lobbyist Concedes He Does Not Always Register As A Lobbyist For ALEC Bills He Helps Write", (Lee Fang & Scott Keyes, Think Progress, August 17, 2011)


 * "Corporate influence over state lawmakers and legislation undermines individual rights and voices", (Cleveland.com, August 16, 2011)


 * "How the ALEC corporate bill mill works", (Brendan Fischer, Madison.com, August 16, 2011)


 * "As It Stands: Meet ALEC: a wolf in sheep's clothing", (Dave Stancliff, Times Standard, August 14, 2011)


 * "Politics as Usual", (The Morning Call, August 13, 2011)


 * "Politicians, Corporations Turn to ALEC to Find Policy Solutions", (Ed Silverstein, TechZone360, August 10, 2011)


 * "Brendan Fischer: CO2 is good for you, and other ALEC talking points", (Brendan Fischer, Capital Times, August 10, 2011)


 * "ALEC Annual Meeting Censors Journalists, Lays Out Corporate Agenda", (Uprising Radio, August 8, 2011)


 * "US lawmakers and corporations join in unholy alliance", (Robert Wiley, Athens News, August 2011)


 * "Top Companies Claim To Fight Global Warming, But Sponsor ALEC’s Climate Denial", (Brad Johnson, Think Progress, August 8, 2011)


 * |CSGroupId%3Aapproved%3A7305CE78CA84F6C394ACE00CF0D6D3F8&CSUserId=94&CSGroupId=1 "Who's behind those crazy bills?", (Cynthia Chase, Concord Monitor, August 6, 2011)


 * "Journalist Kicked out of ALEC Conference, Threatened With Arrest", (Eric Carlson, PR Watch, August 5, 2011)


 * "The ALEC Wars Escalate", (David Weigel, Slate, August 5, 2011)


 * MSNBC asks CMD's Lisa Graves "Who's in charge of America?", (MSNBC, August 5, 2011)


 * "Perry’s Legislative Agenda Bears Strong Resemblance To ALEC’s Corporate-Backed Model Bills", (Sarah Bufkin, Think Progress, August 4, 2011)


 * PR Watch, "ALEC Model Bills Create Hardship for Average Americans" Eric Carlson, PRWatch, AUgust 4, 2011)


 * "ALEC Watch: What I did on my Summer Vacation", (Mark Pocan, The Progressive, August 4, 2011)


 * "Big Business Woos ALEC Legislators in the Big Easy", (Lisa Graves, PR Watch, August 3, 2011)


 * "Profit motive underlies outbreak of immigration bills", (Brendan Fischer, Capital Times, August 2, 2011)


 * "Our Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding ALEC’s Influence on Your State Laws", (Lois Beckett, ProPublica, August 1, 2011)


 * "The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor", (Mike Elk & Bib Sloan, The Nation, August 1, 2011)


 * "Legislating Under the Influence: Money, Power, and the American Legislative Exchange Council", (Common Cause, August, 2011)

July 2011

 * Reno News & Review on ALEC scrutiny (Dennis Myers, News Review, July 28, 2011)


 * "A taxpayer-supported campaign against Big Government", (Daniel Denvir, Salon, July 28, 2011)


 * "Progressives target national legislative organization behind many state proposals", (Jo Mannies, St. Louis Beacon, July 27, 2011)


 * "Students Take on ALEC", (Emily Wood, The Nation, July 22, 2011)


 * "House Speaker Harwell stops payment for some out-of-state legislator travel", (Tom Humphrey, Knoxville News, July 14, 2011)
 * "At Koch's Conference: 'The Many Benefits of Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment", (Think Progress, July 2011)


 * ALEC's active pursuit of state lawmakers, (Edwin Bender, FollowTheMoney, July 20, 2011)


 * ALEC and who really writes state legislation, (NPR, July 21, 2012)


 * CMD's potentially "world changing" document leak, (Ruth Conniff, The Isthmus, July 21, 2011)


 * The mechanics of the ALEC scholarship fund (Beau Hodai, D.B.A. Press, July 2011)


 * John Nichols and Julie Underwood segment on Majority Report Radio (Majority Report Radio, July 18, 2011)


 * ALEC media reports, (Scott Rothschild, LJWorld, July 18, 2012)


 * Rise of ALEC reports in media, (Dominique Paul North, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, July 18, 2011)


 * ALEC and the Koch brothers, (Allison Kilkenny, Truthout, July 18, 2011)


 * ALEC and Milton Friedman, (Mary Bottari, Huffington Post July 18, 2011)


 * on ALECexposed.org, (Death & Taxes, July 14, 2012)


 * Release of ALEC documents, (Lois Beckett, ProPublica July 15, 2011)


 * ALEC threat to healthcare, (Andrea Grimes, Ms. Magazine, July 15, 2011)


 * Calls for an IRS investigation into ALEC, (John Nichols, The Nation July 15, 2011)


 * Spotlight aimed at ALEC, (Mike Hall, AFL-CIO, July 14, 2011)


 * ALEC: Match.com for industry lobbyists, (Alex Pareene, Salon, July 14, 2012)


 * on ALEC Exposé, (David Dayen, Fire Dog Lake, July 13, 2011)


 * ALEC's Dirty Secrets, (Kert Davies, Greenpeace, July 13, 2011)


 * CMD's ALEC document bomb, (Jesse Russel, Dane 101, July 13, 2011)


 * ALEC Exposed, (Ruth Conniff, The Progressive July 13, 2011)


 * Getting to Know ALEC, (David Waldman, Daily Kos July 13, 2011)


 * ALEC "Publicopoly", (Beau Hodai, In These Times July 11, 2011)

Alabama

 * "School groups want amendments to Accountability Act" (Brian Lyman, The Prattville Progress, March 5, 2013)


 * "The twisted anatomy of Mary Sue McClurkin" (Courtney Haden, Weld for Birmingham, March 5, 2013)


 * "Does ALEC influence politics, laws?", (Dana Beyerle, Tuscaloosa News, June 17, 2012)


 * "Corrections Corporation of America Lobbyists in Alabama", (Alabama Corruption, December 5, 2011)

Alaska

 * "State leaders prefer cooked map to protecting Native voters" (Shannyn Moore, Anchorage Daily News, February 25, 2013)


 * "Public money for private schools? ALEC strikes again" (Shannyn Moore, Anchorage Daily News, February 9, 2013)


 * "Alaska state lawmakers to push for voter ID laws again" (Richard Mauer, The Anchorage Daily News, December 10, 2012)


 * "Reactions to Health Care Ruling Mixed" (Pat Forgey, Morris News Service, July 4, 2012)


 * "Our view: Suite life; who pays?", (Anchorage Daily News editorial, August 22, 2011)

Arizona

 * Arizona State Report


 * "Supreme Court Weighs Ariz. Restrictions on Voter Registrations", (Aaron Kase, Lawyers.com, March 18, 2013)


 * "Arizona cities would become gun sellers under bill to ban buybacks" (Amanda J. Crawford, Bloomberg News, February 20, 2013)


 * "Arizona bill would let teachers dismiss global warming" (Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, February 5, 2013)


 * "Extremism opens divide between lawmakers, voters" (Frank Camacho, Arizona Daily Sun, October 9, 2012)


 * "Clean energy showdown in Arizona" (David Roberts, Grist, October 3, 2012)


 * "White Lies and Arizona’s Culture of Fear", (Rodolfo Acuna, Counterpunch, September 14, 2012)


 * "Transparency Missing in Arizona's Legislature", (Kathleen Ingley, iWatch News, August 1, 2012)


 * "ALEC's PR Fail", (Tucson Citizen, June 16, 2012)


 * "ALEC finally under investigation", (AZCentral.com, May 30, 2012)


 * "Arizona Governor Issues Surprise Veto Of ALEC-Endorsed Bill Allowing The State To ‘Take Back’ Public Lands", (Public Lands Team, ThinkProgress, May 15, 2012)


 * "Top Lobbyist and ALEC Members Host Emergency Meeting with Arizona Legislators and Staff", (People for the American Way, April 26, 2012)


 * "SB 1070-Backer ALEC Under Fire for its Legislative Influence", (Luke Witman, Examiner (AZ), April 22, 2012)


 * "Groups Protest ALEC", (The Arizona Republic, April 12, 2012)


 * "Progressives call for lawmakers to quit group", (MyFox Phenix, April 12, 2012)


 * "Arizona's Largest Energy Company Will Leave ALEC", (Zaid Jilani, Republic Report, April 12, 2012)


 * "ALEC in Arizona: The Voice Of Corporate Special Interests In The Halls Of Arizona’s Legislature" (PFAW/CC/CMD/PN, April 11, 2012)


 * "State lawmakers push to take over millions of federal acres" (Shaun McKinnon and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic, March 27, 2012)


 * "As Supreme Court reviews health care law, Arizona’s position is clear" (Cronkite News Service, Today's News-Herald, March 26, 2012)


 * "Will Arizona Hold ALEC Accountable?", (Beau Hodai, In These Times, January 12, 2012)


 * "Is Arizona, US seeing a change in politics?", (ABC 15 News, January 1, 2012)


 * "Can ALEC Dim Arizona Solar on Tuesday?", (Susan Kraemer, Clean Technica, December 15, 2012)


 * "Report: ALEC in Arizona influences lawmakers", (Tucson Citizen, December 12, 2011)


 * "VIDEO: Arizona police pepper-spraying protesters at ALEC convention", (Tucson Citizen, December 11, 2011)


 * ""Brewer: Arizona’s current personnel system problematic" (Tucson Citizen, December 11, 2011)


 * "What Happened At ALEC’s Arizona Conference?", (Staff Report, Modern Times, December 9, 2011)


 * "24 Arrested in Occupy ALEC in Arizona (video)", (Kristina Chew, Care2, December 4, 2011)


 * "Indigenous target ALEC in Phoenix, Shell in South Africa", (Brenda Norrell, Narcosphere, November 30, 2011)


 * "Anger at Corporate Legislative Meeting Boils Over - Phoenix", (Demotix, November 30, 2011)


 * "Occupy ALEC in Arizona: Fight Corporate Influence In State Laws" (Kristina Chew, Care2.org, November 29, 2011)


 * "Governor Jan Brewer to Speak on First Day of ALEC Convention", (Stephen Lemons, Phoenix New Times, November 28, 2011)


 * "Legislative Council", (Arizona Republic, November 27, 2011)


 * "Senate's Dead Tree Not Quite What Staffers Had in Mind", (Tucson Citizen, November 27, 2011)


 * "ALEC IN ARIZONA: THE VOICE OF CORPORATE SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE HALLS OF ARIZONA’S LEGISLATURE", (PFAW & Common Cause, November 2011)


 * "Arizona prison businesses are big political contributors", (Bob Ortega, The Arizona Republic, September 4, 2011)


 * "Arizona group will fight visit from ALEC", (AZ Central, August 16, 2011)

Arkansas

 * "85,000 Arkansas Unemployed Could Soon Be Subjected to Humiliating Drug Tests (Nastacia Leshchinskaya, Policy Mic, April 9, 2013)


 * "Walmart, ALEC unite on another school 'reform' bill," (Max Brantley, Arkansas Times, August 14, 2012)


 * "Lawmaker aims to expose ALEC", (Max Brantley, Arkansas Blog, July 24, 2012)


 * "Council’s bill-writing sway raises questions", (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, August 21, 2011)

California

 * "ALEC's influence peeks through several bills filed at the Lege this session", (Andrew Oxford, Current, March 20, 2013)


 * "Editorial: Don't stifle probes of animal abuse" (Editorial, Monterey County The Herald, March 18, 2013)


 * "Legislators Are Swayed by the Luxurious Life Provided by Corporations" (Colette King, Highlander, March 12, 2013)


 * "Highway Robbery: How "public-private partnerships" extract private profit from public infrastrucute projects" (Darwin Bondgraham, Dollars & Sense, November/December, 2012)


 * "Head to Head: Should California voters have to show photo ID in order to vote?", (Pia Lopez & Ben Boychuk, The Sacramento Bee, Septmeber 6, 2012)


 * "Another "deregulation" scam", (Doug Porter, San Diego Free Press, August 10, 2012)


 * "AT&T should be begging California for forgiveness, not regulatory relief", (Bruce Kushnick, Nieman Watchdog, July 20, 2012)


 * "Who is ALEC?", (Bill Buck, CBS Sacramento, July 5, 2012)


 * "Are Community Colleges Meant Mainly to Crank Out Workers for Business?", (La Mesa Patch, November 29, 2011)

Colorado

 * "ALEC’s attack on renewables arrives in Colorado," Boulder Weekly, January 2, 2014.


 * "Littwin: ALEC nation" (Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independent, December 6, 2013)


 * "Colorado Committee Kills Bill Giving Legal Protections To Teaching Climate Change Denial And Creationism In Schools" (Jessiva Goad, Think Progress, February 8, 2013)


 * "Critics question organization's motives, (John Stroud, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 17, 2012)

Connecticut

 * "Newtown lawmaker carried NRA's water" ("The Day'' editorial, January 17, 2013)


 * "McLachlan criticized for paid trips", (Dick Perrefort, The News-Times, September 19, 2012)


 * "Promising Too Much On Public Pensions", (Hartford Courant editorial, August 10, 2012)


 * "Connecticut businesses, lawmakers, keep ties to controversial group", (Ana Radelat, The CT Mirror, July 13, 2012)

Florida

 * "Florida State Report"


 * "Florida House Passes ALEC-Linked Anti-Sick Leave, Anti-Living Wage Bill", (Ashley Lopez, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, April 5, 2013)


 * "State House wants to block sick-time ordinances", (Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly, April 10, 2013)


 * "Florida House pension limits rooted in controversial group", (John Kennedy, The Palm Beach Post, March 25, 2013)


 * "Committee Gives Parent Trigger Bill First Approval" (Gina Jordan, State Impact, March 8, 2013)


 * "NRA’s juice boosts gun law" (The Miami Herald editorial, March 1, 2013)


 * "Florida Task Force on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Gives the Controversial Law a Vote of Confidence" (Jamilah King, ColorLines, February 27, 2013)


 * "Drug-testing of welfare applicants violates Constitution" (Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 26, 2013)


 * "Florida is Winning the Race to the Bottom", (Dennis Maley, The Bradenton Times, January 6, 2013)


 * "Progressives Warn State Lawmakers About ALEC's Influence" (Ashley Lopez, WLRN, December 4, 2012)


 * "Flurry of Photo ID Laws Tied to Conservative Washington Group", (Ethan Magoc, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, August 14, 2012)


 * "Independent Report Finds Ron Saunders Under ALEC Influence", (Kartik Krishnaiyer, The Political Hurricane, August 8, 2012)


 * "ALEC’s Influence in Florida Is Broad Among Business and with State Lawmakers", (Florida Education Association, accessed August 6, 2012)


 * "Happytown", (Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly, August 2, 2012)


 * "Report: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Exerts Unprecedented Influence Over Florida", (Mel Fabrikant, The Paramus Post, July 28, 2012)


 * "FL-Corporate Success Through Legislation", (WJHG.com, July 27, 2012)


 * "Report: Among Florida Lawmakers, ALEC’s Influence Runs Deep", (Ashley Lopez, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, July 27, 2012)


 * "Groups Claim Conservative Nonprofit Lobbies Fla. Legislators, Influences State Law", (Jessica Palombo, WFSU, July 26, 2012)


 * "Report: ALEC's influence in Florida broad", (Brandon Larrabee, Napels News, July 26, 2012)


 * "Groups Claim Conservative Nonprofit Lobbies Fla. Legislators, Influences State Law", (Jessica Palombo,WFSU, July 26, 2012)


 * "Report Says ALEC Has Growing Influence In Florida Education Policy", (Gina Jordan, State Impact, July 26, 2012)


 * "New report contends state lawmakers linked to ALEC", (James Call, The Florida Current, July 26, 2012)


 * "ALEC is an enemy of liberty", (Nathan Goodman, Herando Today, July 19, 2012)


 * "The politics of ‘Stand your ground’ law", (David Donnelly, The Miami Herald, July 9, 2012)


 * "Space Coast Progressive Alliance To Host Stand Your Ground Forum", (Brevardtimes.com, July 8, 2012)


 * "Corporations drop membership in group that promotes 'Stand Your Ground' laws" (Palm Beach Post, April 10, 2012)


 * "Right-wing think tank leaks salaries of Florida public employees via new website", (Ashley Lopez, The American Independent, January 9, 2012)


 * "Scott, state lawmakers make today a dark day", (James Hoffa, Tampa Bay Online, September 5, 2011)


 * "Lawmakers should open up about ALEC", (Orlando Sentinel, August 14, 2011)


 * "Nelson Wants Congressional Hearing on State’s New Voting Rules", (Ashley Lopez, Florida Independent, November 2, 2011)


 * ALEC ‘Guide to Repealing ObamaCare’ echoes Florida legislative action", (Ashley Lopez, The Florida Independent, September 1, 2011)


 * "Stealth ALEC courts Tallahassee Republican lawmakers", (Sun Sentinel, August 19, 2011)


 * "Rep. Randolph seeks opinion on gift-ban exemption", (TampBay.com, August 8, 2011)


 * "It's tough to sugarcoat Florida politicians' shenanigans", (Orlando Sentinel, August 6, 2011)

Georgia

 * "ALEC-Backed Laws Promote Controversial Charter Schools" (Matthew Charles Cardinale, Inter Press Service, February 27, 2013)


 * "ALEC guiding legislative priorities in Georgia" (Walter Jones, Athens Banner-Herald, October 7, 2012)


 * "Report: Despite GOP Claims, Voter Fraud Virtually Non-Existent in U.S.", (Jackie Jones, Atlanta Black Star, August 21, 2012)


 * "(IPS) Citizens Challenge Corporate Ties to ALEC, Heartland Institute", (Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News, May 23, 2012)


 * "The link between Trayvon Martin and your state Capitol", (Jim Galloway, Atlanta Political Insider, April 18, 2012)


 * "Georgia lawmaker quits ALEC, calls it ‘radical’ group with ‘dangerous agenda’", (David Ferguson, The Raw Story, April 17, 2012)

Idaho

 * "Idaho Teacher Under Right-Wing Attack For Using the Word "Vagina" Also Under Attack For Teaching Climate Change" (Blair Koch, Policy Mic, April 8, 2013)


 * "ICL Pushes Back Against Hopes for State Grab of Federal Land: 'It's Not a Piggy Bank to be Raided'" (Morgan Barnhart, Boise Weekly, February 8, 2013)


 * "Idaho Health Exchange Group Hears From Prominent Foes Of The Federal Health Care Law", (Emilie Ritter Saunders, Boise State Public Radio & NPR's StateImpact Idaho, August 30, 2012)


 * "Editorial: Conference an unfit use of taxpayer dollars", (The Spokesman-Review, August 1, 2012)


 * "Protesters target wrong folks at ALEC meeting", (Idaho Press Tribune, July 30, 2012)


 * "Eye on Boise: Lawmakers bill state for conference costs", (Betsy Russell, The Spokesman Review, July 29, 2012)


 * "Idaho lawmakers in Salt Lake this week for ALEC conference, including defeated Rep. Hart", (Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman, July 24, 2012)


 * "Idaho lawmakers attend ALEC conference in Utah", (My SanAntonio, July 24 2012)


 * "States’ legislation packaged and promoted by big business", (Idaho Mountain Express, August 10, 2011)

Illinois

 * "Durbin wants more police departments to trace guns", (Quincy Journal, Bob Gough, July 22, 2013)


 * "Illinois Is National Leader In Green Initiatives, Jobs" (Ashlee Rezin, Progress Illinois, March 7, 2013)


 * "EPI Blasts ALEC's Economic Recommendations Saying They Are Bad For The Public Good" (Ashlee Rezin, Progress Illinois, February 13, 2013)


 * "New voter ID laws make it tough for some Americans to cast ballot" (Michelle Burroughs, Rantoul Press, September 25, 2012)


 * "A Lukewarm Victory: The End of the Chicago Teachers’ Strike," (Matt Reichel, Counterpunch September 20, 2012)


 * "Voting Rights Act anniversary celebrated, yet threats rising", (Chicago Sun-Times, August 7, 2012)


 * "Bellock Named ALEC's 2012 Legislator of the Year, (Illinois Review, July 30, 2012)


 * "Convicted felon to speak at NCSL event, as ALEC mole returns to hype his campaign", (Capitol Fax, July 26, 2012)


 * "The Corporate Takeover of America—A Government of the Elites, by the Bureaucrats and for the Corporations", (John W. Whitehead, Prairie Advocate, July 9, 2012)

Indiana

 * "Knocking down barriers", (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorial, April 10, 2013)


 * "Loosened gag still too tight" (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorial, March 1, 2013)


 * "Carlson Takes Aim at ALEC, Seeks to Rein In Undeclared Lobbyists" (David Henke, Burnsbille Patch, February 28, 2013)


 * "ALEC Involved in Indiana’s “Ag-Gag” Lawmaking" (Todd Smekens, Muncie Voice, February 10, 2013)


 * "Environmental protection gets cold reception in Statehouse" (Dan Carpenter, Indy Star, February 4, 2013)


 * "Choking access, support" (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorial, January 31, 2013)


 * "Anti-Common Core Legislation Coming From Indiana Lawmaker", (Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week, January 3, 2013)


 * "Climate-denying Indiana Regulator helps ALEC Coal Companies Delay EPA Climate Rules" (Connor Gibson, Pollutor Watch, December 13, 2012)


 * "'Right to Work' Advances in Indiana over Protests", (Theresa Moran, Labor Notes, January 10, 2012)


 * "Indiana doing fine without right to work", (Indianpolis Star, December 15, 2011)


 * "Ind. schools chief Bennett headlines national conservative lawmaker conference", (The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), December, 2011)

Iowa

 * "Iowa View: Iowans should be concerned about ALEC's quiet role" (Matt Sinovic, Des Moines Register, March 17, 2013)


 * "Liberal groups assail 'corporate bill mill' American Legislative Exchange Council" (Jason Noble, Des Moines Register, March 12, 2013)


 * "Iowa View: Why not buy some renewable energy?" (Barbara Bazyn, Shreveport Times, February 5, 2013)


 * "“Shoot First” ALEC Bill Comes To Iowa Legislature" (Trish Nelson, Blog for Iowa, January 25, 2013)


 * "Nonprofit spends big on politics despite IRS limitation" (Michael Beckel, The Center for Public Integrity, January 28, 2013)


 * "Will Legislators Represent ALEC or Iowa?" (Progress Iowa, January 14, 2013)


 * "Decay of democratic process in the nation, Iowa" (Thomas Raphael-Nakos, The Bettendorf News October 4, 2012)


 * "Why Are Corporate Members Of ALEC Writing Iowa’s Laws?, Trish Nelson, Blog for Iowa, July 16, 2012)


 * "IOWA DEMOCRAT DROPS TIES TO ‘EXTREME’ AND ‘PARTISAN’ ALEC", (Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress, May 16, 2012)


 * "Progress Iowa continues campaign against American Legislative Exchange Council", (Iowa Politics, April 17, 2012)

Kansas

 * "Francisco, others warn about attempts to change state’s renewable energy standard" (Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal-World, December 6, 2013)


 * "ALEC sought a loyalty oath from key state lawmakers" (Barbara Shelly, The Kansas City Star, December 5, 2013)


 * "How 'Stand Your Ground' came to Kanas", (The Topeka Capital-Journal, Andy Marso, July 23, 2013)


 * "Hensley says Republican leaders delayed wrap-up session to attend summit" (Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal-World, April 8, 2013)


 * "Kansas Legislators Continue to Stand Up for the Renewable Portfolio Standard", (Kimi Narita, Switchboard, March 20, 2013)


 * "Kansas lawmakers reject lessening green energy rules" (John Hanna, Associated Press, February 28, 2013)


 * "Tomfoolery in Topeka" (H. Edward Flentje, The Marysville Advocate, February 27, 2013)


 * "Senate approves drug testing for welfare recipients" (Andy Marso, The Topeka Capital-Journal, February 27, 2013)


 * "Tomfoolery in state finance" (H. Edward Flentje, The Hutchinson News, February 24, 2013)


 * "Kansas Lawmaker With Ties to Oil and Gas Industry Introduces Bill Opposing Sustainable Development" (Andrew Peterson, ThinkProgress, February 20, 2013)


 * "Geophysicist's bill prohibits sustainable development" (Andy Marso, The Topeka Capital-Journal, February 19, 2013)


 * "Kansas Bill Would Require Teachers To Misinform Students About Climate Change" (Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress, February 19, 2013)


 * "Green Energy Standards Hitting Blockades" (Ken Silverstein, Energy Biz, February 18, 2013)


 * "In Kansas, A 'Glide Path' To No Income Taxes. Will It Work?" (Frank Morris, NPR, February 15, 2013)


 * "Democrats propose initiatives, criticize bills opposed by unions" (Scott Rothschild, The Lawrence Journal-World, February 11, 2013)


 * "Dems decry ALEC influence on working Kansans" (Andy Marso, The Topeka Capital-Journal, February 11, 2013)


 * "Speaker-elect paid himself for decade of phone, Internet" (Andy Marso, The Topeka Capital-Journal, December 6, 2012)


 * "Kansas Statehouse’s ‘Big Three’ tied to controversial council" (Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal-World, December 5, 2012)


 * "Sam Brownback Headlines GOP Fundraiser Packed With Lobbyists" (John Celock, The Huffington Post, September 26, 2012)


 * "Not In Kansas Anymore: Politics Threaten State's Wind Energy Market", (Kimberly Svaty, North American Windpower, September 6, 2012)


 * "Kansas legislators offer mixed reaction to Sprint exit from ALEC: ALEC confronts campaign to weaken corporate sponsorship," (Tim Carpenter, The Topeka Capital-Journal, September 1, 2012)


 * "Statehouse Live: At least 8 GOP legislators registered to attend ALEC meeting", (Scott Rothschild, LJWorld.com, July 27, 2012)


 * "NRA helped spread 'stand your ground' laws across nation" (Susan Ferris, Center for Public Integrity, Kansas City Star, March 27, 2012)


 * "State lawmakers outsourcing duties to ALEC", (Barb Shelly, The Wichita Eagle, August 16, 2011)


 * "Corporate-funded ALEC has strong ties to Kansas Legislature", (Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal, July 24, 2011)

Kentucky

 * "Repeal Kentucky 'stand your ground' law, The Lexington Herald-Leader editorial, July 24, 2013)


 * "Ky. Voices: Foes trying to block conservative advances", (Richard L. Roeding, Kentucky.com, July 23, 2012)


 * "Cracks in ALEC's non-partisan facade show it's a corporate-GOP front, not a charity", (Ron Fromisano, Kentucky.com, July 9, 2012)


 * "Ky. voices: ALEC helps legislators", (Mike Harmon, Kentucky.com, June 2, 2012)


 * "Liberal Group Opposed to ALEC Opening Shop in Kentucky", (Kenny Colston, WKU Public Radio, May 31, 2012)


 * "Battle Over ALEC Reaches Commonwealth", (Kenny Colston, KPR - Frankfort, May 2, 2012)

Louisiana

 * "Behind Jindal's tax plan, an old debate that still rages", (Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 5, 2013)


 * "Vouchers, teacher evaluations discussed by Baton Rouge education panel" (Lauren McGaughy, The Times-Picayune, February 18, 2013)


 * "Gov. Bobby Jindal says tax proposal is not yet a finalized plan" (Jeff Adelson & Lauren McGaughy, The Times-Picayune, February 14, 2013)


 * "Louisiana tax overhaul mirrors ALEC policies, will hurt low and middle-income households: CBPP" (Lauren McGaughy, The Times-Picayune, February 13, 2013)


 * "Study ties Jindal tax plan to ALEC" (Capitol News Bureau, The Advocate, February 14, 2013)


 * "Studies question wisdom of proposal to swap taxes" (Mike Hasten, The Advertiser, February 13, 2013)


 * "Louisiana's voter ID compromise", (Nicholas Persac, The Advertiser, September 11, 2012)


 * "La. legislators to attend nationwide conferences", (Marsha Shuler, The Advocate, July 27, 2012)


 * "Speer’s ALEC public record request defense is Louisiana House of Cards", (Guest OpEd, BayouBuzz, July 19, 2012)


 * "State Rep. Joe Harrison uses state stationery to solicit $1,000 contributions in order to support ALEC agenda", (Louisiana Voice, July 5, 2012)


 * "Louisiana Voucher Applications Roll Forward Despite Union Lawsuits", (Kevin Mooney, The Pelican Post, July 2, 2012)


 * "ALEC and school reform: La. plan mirrors think tank's blueprint", (Mary Nash-Wood, Shreveporttimes, June 3, 2012)


 * "Rep. Vos heading to New Orleans for ALEC convention; local progressives call group concerning", (Stephanie Jones, Racine Journal Times, August 5, 2011)

Maine

 * "Washington County residents have mixed reactions to plan to eliminate taxes (Colin Woodard, Portland Press Herald, December 5, 2013)


 * Who is Writing Maine's Laws? Maine ALEC Report


 * "Market-Driven Reforms Focus of Maine Gov's Education Conference", (Jay Field, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, March 22, 2013)


 * "The Universal Notebook: The governor flunketh" (Edgar Allen Beem, The Forecaster, January 14, 2013)


 * "The profit motive behind virtual schools in Maine", (Colin Woodard, Portland Press Herald, September 2, 2012)


 * "Maine does not need a voter ID requirement", (Editorial, Portland Press Herald, August 26, 2012)


 * "Voting system could use some improvements", (Editorial, Kennebec Journal, August 26, 2012)


 * "Maine Lawmaker Defends ALEC as Corporate Sponsors Jump Ship", (A.J. Higgins, MPBN, June 1, 2012)


 * "Who is Writing Maine's Laws?" (Maine's Majority Education Fund, March 15, 2012)


 * "ALEC-Linked Group Revealed As Major Secret Donor In Referendum On Maine Voting Rights", (Scott Keyes, ThinkProgress, December 28, 2011)


 * "Last-minute donations now flood Maine campaigns", (Eric Russel, Bangor Daily News, December 22, 2011)


 * "Rep. Andre Cushing Billed Taxpayers $2,100 for ALEC Travel Expenses", (Maine’s Majority, September 16, 2011)


 * "Same-Day Voter Advocates: Maine a Pawn in National Voting Restriction Campaign", (A.J. Higgins, The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, September 15, 2011)


 * "American Legislative Exchange Council’s long arm reaching into Maine policy", (Jody Spear, Bangor Daily News, September 15, 2011)


 * "Maine Governor Paul LePage's Copy-and-Paste Corporate Agenda", (Colin Woodard, Portland Phoenix, July 20, 2011)

Michigan

 * "Speech Will Gives Clues To The Real Rick Snyder" (Peter Luke, Bridge Magazine, January 15, 2013)


 * "|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s Labor Voices: A new coalition to fight for Michigan" (Karla Swift, The Detroit News, December 19, 2012)


 * "Elections Have Consequences" (Andy Cohen, San Diego Free Press, December 18, 2012)


 * "Schuette: Right-to-work law applies to unionized state workers" (Karen Bouffard, The Detroit News, December 13, 2012)


 * "ALEC's decades of 'right-to-work' effort pay off in Michigan" (Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity, December 12, 2012)


 * "Editorial: Drinking the Kochs' Kool-Aid" (Detroit Free Press editorial, December 11, 2012)


 * "Michigan deals big blow to unions" (Olivia Ward, The Toronto Star, December 11, 2012)


 * "Michigan’s right-to-work bill cribs ALEC" (Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon, December 11, 2012)


 * "Michigan's new 'Right To Work' law may be the spark that ignites union support" (Willie Carlisle, The Examiner, December 9, 2012)


 * "Michigan’s Right to Work Law: battle lines, strategy, tactics" (Jeff Bigelow, Liberation News, December 9, 2012)


 * "Koch Brothers' Americans for Prosperity are leading the charge for Snyder's 'right-to-work' bill" (Greg Gardner, Detroit Free Press, December 6, 2012)


 * "Hightower on ALEC in Michigan: Dictatorial Coup of Emergency Managers (PA4) (Koch, Snyder, Mackinac)" (Hector Solon, Daily Kos, September 28, 2012)


 * "ALEC Power: How Corporations are Taking Over Government One Policy at a Time" (Crystal A. Proxmire, Between The Lines, August 23, 2012)


 * "Not so smart, ALEC," (Curt Guyette, Detroit Metro Times, August 15, 2012)


 * "Progressive groups question role of American Legislative Exchange Council in writing GOP-backed bills," (Dave Murray, Michigan Live, August 14, 2012)


 * "GOP caught with voter-suppression pants down," (Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, August 14, 2012)


 * "Many GOP-backed bills in Michigan copied from ‘model bills’, group says," (Karen Bouffard, Detroit News, August 13, 2012)


 * "'Occupy' Movement Member Ticketed for Trespassing as Fire Alarm Is Pulled Disrupting Free-Market Conference", (Tom Gantert, Mackinac Center, July 30, 2012)


 * "GM withdraws support from ALEC", (Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, July 27, 2012)


 * "GM ends ties to controversial business-funded group", (David Shepardson, The Detroit News, July 26, 2012)


 * "Advocacy group says GM cut ties with controversial non-profit ALEC", (David Muller, MLive, July 26, 2012)


 * "U.S. economy still in doldrums", (Timothy Nash, Midland Daily News, July 8, 2012)

Minnesota

 * Minnesota State Report


 * "National "Stand Your Ground" debate hits home" (Jacob Wheeler, City Pages, January 30, 2013)


 * "Editorial: Take school 'grades' with grain of salt" (Star Tribune editorial, January 14, 2013)


 * "Conservative bullies seek more money, power at our expense", (Bill Mittlefehldt, Dulute News Tribune, January 3, 2013)


 * "Minnesota House ALEC members: a look at the minority caucus committee recommendations" (Bluestem Prairie, December 6, 2012)


 * "Connecting over the proposed voter ID amendment", (Bruce Johansen, Twin Cities Daily Planet, August 29, 2012)


 * "Attacks on ALEC undermine efforts to reach common ground", (Peter Nelson, MinnPost, June 5, 2012)


 * "ACLU Challenge to Photo ID Ballot Measure May Succeed in MN Supreme Court, Yet Fail in Court of Public Opinion", (Ernest A. Canning, The Brad Blog, July 2, 2012)


 * "Minnesota campaign finance board to investigate complaint against ALEC", (Bill Salisbury, TwinCities.com, May 29, 2012)


 * "Minnesota's Scantron becomes latest ed-related firm to quit ALEC", (Beth Hawkins, MinnPost, May 29, 2012)


 * "Common Cause MN files complaints against ALEC", (Jake Grovum, PoliticsInMinnesota, May 15, 2012)


 * "Common Cause complaint: ALEC skirting lobbying laws", (Beth Hawkins, MinnPost, May 15, 2012)


 * "ALEC and corporate fingerprints are all over national push for online learning" (Beth Hawkins, MinnPost, March 26, 2012)


 * "Minnesota's War on Voting", (Ari Berman, The Nation, March 26, 2012)


 * "Legislating Under the Influence: How Corporations Write State Laws in Minnesota" (Common Cause)


 * "Experts say ALEC should register as Minnesota lobbyist", (Jon Collins, Minnesota Independent, August 12, 2011)


 * "ALEC balks after experts say it should register as Minnesota lobbyist", (Jon Collins, The American Independent, August 12, 2011)


 * "ALEC may have violated Minnesota campaign finance ruling", (Jon Collins, American Independent, August 11, 2011)


 * "Getting lawmakers on the record about ALEC", (Jeff Severns Guntzel, Minnesota Post, August 9, 2011)


 * "Kiffmeyer: 30 Minnesota legislators are ALEC members", (Jon Collins, Minnesota Independent, August 5, 2011)


 * "Whistleblower Exposes ALEC", (Bruce Fealk, The Rochester Citizen, July 14, 2011)

Mississippi

 * "Mississippi charter school supporters fought against public education for years" (Joe Atkins, Facing South, February 19, 2013)


 * "Mississippi Voter ID Law Poses Catch-22 For Some Voters Who Don't Have Proper Identification", (Nick Wing, The Huffington Post, July 6, 2012)

Missouri

 * Missouri State Report


 * "ALEC opens up (a bit)" (Alex Sakariassen,Missoula Independent, December 12, 2013)


 * "Who’s Behind Anti-Worker Attacks in Missouri? ALEC" (Progress Missouri, [no date given])


 * "Missouri may become latest Right-to-Work (for less) state" (Tony Pecinovsky, People's World, February 28, 2013)


 * "Right-to-work building interest in Missouri Capitol" (Elizabeth Crisp, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 14, 2013)


 * "House Committee hears voter photo ID proposal" (Mike Lear, MissouriNet, January 30, 2013)


 * "Still Fired Up About ALEC", (Fired Up! Missouri, September 10, 2012)


 * "Missouri Tort Reformers Flunk History Test As Court Strikes Down Damage Caps", (David Lyle, Media Matters, August 2, 2012)


 * "Republican lawmakers in Utah for ALEC event", (Elizabeth Crisp, St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 27, 2012)


 * "Editorial: Express Scripts right to end its participation in ALEC charade", (Editorial Board, STL Today, July 17, 2012)


 * "Wal-Mart should end support of ALEC", (Bill Flethcher Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune, April 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC Controversy Stirred at Missouri Capitol", (Tim Sampson, Missouri News Horizon, April 16, 2012)


 * "REP. MIKE COLONA: ALEC IS "TOO EXTREME FOR ME AND THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI", (Progress Missouri, April 4, 2012)


 * "Missouri's Right to Work for Less bills are functionally identical to ALEC models", (Progress Missouri, December 2011)


 * "tracks ALEC model legislation as it moves through the State Capitol", (ProgressMissouri, November 2011)


 * "Free-market group draws criticism for potential role in bills", (Jason Hancock, St. Louis Dispatch, August 5, 2011)


 * "Corporate Interest Group Accused of Writing Missouri Laws", (Chad Garrison, River Front Times, July 27, 2011)

Montana

 * "Corporate influence alarming" (Pat Bradley, The Montana Standard, March 22, 2013)


 * "Say no to privatizing public ed", (State Rep. Franke Wilmer, The Montana Standard, March 20, 2013)


 * "Republicans Not Doing Montanans a Favor" (Pat Bradley, Independent Record, March 12, 2013)


 * "Secret organization infiltrated Montana Legislature" (Ed Blackler, Hungry Horse News, February 14, 2013)


 * "Keep Montana's promise to public servants", (Eric Feaver, Billings Gazette, January 9, 2013)


 * "Ballot item attacks individual health care mandate" (Hannah Stiff, The Belgrade News, October 5, 2012)

Nebraska

 * "Senator touts NRA-ALEC gun legislation" (Kevin O'Hanlon, Lincoln Journal Star, February 28, 2013)


 * "Lawmakers kill voter ID bill" (Paul Hammell, Omaha World-Herald, March 28, 2012)


 * "on ALEC's war on voting", (Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, March 10, 2011)

Nevada

 * "2013 Legislature may set a record ... for dumb bills" (Cory Farley, Reno Gazette-Journal, February 24, 2013)

New Hampshire

 * New Hampshire State Report


 * "In fact, ALEC’s influence isn’t benign", (Zandra Rice Hawkins, Concord Monitor, March 22, 2013)


 * "Surprise! Election fraud is virtually nonexistent," (Editorial, Nashua Telegraph, August 16, 2012)


 * "ALEC no friend of New Hampshire", (Letter to the Editor, NashuaTelegraph, May 10, 2012)


 * "on ALEC Right to Work model legislation in New Hampshire", (Granite State Progress, November 2011)


 * "ALEC Exposed John Nichols The Nation", (John Nichols, New Hampshire AFL-CIO, September 20, 2011)


 * "on ALEC bills in New Hampshire government", (New Hampshire Labor News, July 2011)

New Jersey

 * New Jersey State Report


 * "ALEC in New Jersey: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests in the Halls of New Jersey's Legislature" (PDF)


 * "Oroho urged to pull gun bills" (Rob Jennings, New Jersey Herald, December 18, 2012)


 * "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Adopted ALEC Bills ‘Nearly Word For Word’" (Aviva Shen, Think Progress, October 1, 2012)


 * "New report outlines N.J. lawmakers' use of controversial ALEC group" (Salvador Rizzo, New Jersey Stat Ledger, October 1, 2012)


 * "Unions, activists push N.J. companies to abandon ALEC" (Salvador Rizzo, New Jersey Star Ledger, October 1, 2012)


 * Coalition Brings 150,000 Petitions To Duke’s Doorstep Demanding Duke Energy Stop Funding ALEC & Voter Suppression", (Mel Fabrikant, The Paramus Post, September 5, 2012)


 * "Johnson & Johnson right to pull out of ALEC", (Star-Ledger Editorial Board, NJ.com, June 13, 2012)


 * "Johnson & Johnson becomes first N.J. company to part ways with ALEC", (Salvador Rizzo, NJ.com, June 12, 2012)


 * "Watchdog group wants Attorney General to investigate ALEC's activities in N.J.", (Salvador Rizzo, NJ.com, May 3, 2012)


 * "Some of Christie's biggest bills match model legislation from D.C. group called ALEC" (Salvador Rizzo, New Jersey Star-Ledger, April 1, 2012)


 * Gov. Christie and Koch brothers share anti-environment agenda", (Jeff Tittel, New Jersey Newsroom, September 7, 2011)

New Mexico

 * "No Time to Waste" (David A. Fryxell, Desert Exposure, March, 2013)


 * "School Politics: Online-only schools are education reform’s next flashpoint" (Joey Peters, Santa Fe Reporter, September 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC struggles to retain members", (Steve Terrell, The New Mexican, July 16, 2012)


 * "Pulling back the curtain on ALEC in NM: A chat with the ALEC state chairman", (Progress Now New Mexico, April 28, 2012)

New York

 * "Sen. Squadron urges fellow legislators to come clean on ALEC's influence," (Legislative Gazette, September 4, 2012)


 * "Squadron Aims To Out ALEC In Albany", (David Freedlander, New York Observer blog "Politicker", August 28, 2012)


 * "It’s time to defend our voting rights," (Benjamin Todd Jealous, New York Amsterdam News, August 16, 2012)


 * "State senators question ALEC influence in NY", (The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2012)


 * "Senate Dems’ ALEC hearing features uncut Grandeau", (Casey Seiler, Capitol Confidential, June 13, 2012)


 * "Common Cause/NY Calls on Attorney General to Investigate ALEC Compliance with State Tax and Lobbying Laws", (ReadMedia, April 26, 2012)


 * "New York Could Get Gun Law Like Florida's" (Times Herald-Record, March 28, 2012)


 * "African-American State Senators Adams, Parker, Perkins To Wear Hoodies For Trayvon Martin" (Celeste Katz, New York Daily News, March 26, 2012)

North Carolina

 * "Bill to repeal North Carolina's RPS passes House committee 11-10" (Solar Server, April 8, 2013)


 * "Meet the ALEC-connected lawmakers behind bill to kill NC renewable energy law" (Sue Sturgis, Facing South, March 14, 2013)


 * "North Carolina Leads The Way In Clean Energy Jobs. Let's Keep It That Way." (Luis Martinez, Switchboard, March 6, 2013)


 * "Are NC schools teaching Art Pope's version of history?" (Chris Krom, Facing South, February 28, 2013)


 * "Study details economic benefits of North Carolina's threatened clean energy program" (Sue Sturgis, Facing South, February 19, 2013)


 * "In Raleigh, demonstrators protest Thom Tillis' ties to ALEC" (Jane Porter, Triangulator, January 29, 2013)


 * "At the bottom of the broadband barrel" (Christopher Mitchell & Todd O'Boyle, Charlotte News & Observer, January 28, 2013)


 * "Six to watch during the 2013 legislative session" (John Frank, Charlotte News & Observer, January 26, 2013)


 * "Laffer lauds GOP lawmakers for tax push at Civitas lawmaker 'training'" (John Frank, Charlotte News & Observer, January 24, 2013)


 * "Don’t burden middle-, low-income in tax plan" (Fannie Flono, Charlotte Observer, January 17, 2013)


 * "McCrory's chief lobbyist, Fred Steen, also an ALEC bigwig" (Lisa Sorg, Indy Week's "triangulator" news blog, January 11, 2013)


 * "Charlotte Observer Overlooks The ALEC Link To Green Energy Agenda In North Carolina", (Brian Powell, Media Matters, January 3, 2013)


 * "The future of public education" (Bryan Perlmutter, Technician Online, September 25, 2012)


 * "The BOG's shift to the right", (Stewart Boss, The Daily Tar Heel, September 17, 2012)


 * "Protesters noisy but peaceful at DNC site," (Tom Williams, United Press International, September 6, 2012)


 * "Duke Energy must break with council," (Tait Chandler, letter to the editor, The Daily Tarheel, September 6, 2012)


 * "Protesters raise the volume, but keep the peace", (Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Meghan Cooke & Ely Portillo, Charlotte Observer, September 6, 2012)


 * "Duke Energy CEO calls for clean energy at DNC", (Charlotte Observer, September 6, 2012)


 * "Protesters clash with evangelists and executives in Uptown", (Ryan Pitkin, Creative Loafing Charlotte, September 6, 2012)


 * "Duke CEO Rogers rides political, corporate intrigue into DNC", (Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer, September 5, 2012)


 * "Duke Energy feels heat of protesters", (Fannie Flono, ''Charlotte Observer" blog "O-pinion," September 5, 2012)


 * "Liberals pressure utility in Charlotte to cut ties with conservative group", (Zack Colman, The Hill, August 29, 2012)


 * "ALEC Legislators, Companies Convene In Charlotte, N.C.", (ENews Park Forest, May 11, 2012)


 * "ALEC comes to Charlotte to craft model legislation", (Newsobserver, May 10, 2012)


 * "Dome: Common Cause asks N.C. attorney general to investigate ALEC", (Newsobserver.com, May 8, 2012)


 * "Dome: N.C. Democrats will pick new leader Saturday" (David Parker, Newsobserver, February 14, 2012)


 * "Tillis enjoys defending his record", (Charlotte Observer, July 12, 2011)


 * "Behind the Bill: ALEC and Tort Reform", (North Carolina's WRAL TV, April 1, 2011)

North Dakota

 * "There is no voter fraud, just vote suppression" (Marie Strinden, Grand Forks Herald, February 23, 2013)


 * "GOP candidate’s lush life" (Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon, October 4, 2012)

Ohio

 * Ohio State Report


 * "Keep it clean" (The Toledo Blade editorial, April 6, 2013)


 * "Ohio lawmakers take up wind, solar energy rule", (Associated Press, March 25, 2013)


 * "The Columbus Dispatch's Disclosure Double Standard" (Salvatore Colleluori, Media Matters, February 28, 2013)


 * "Majority Of Ohio Voters Support Renewable Energy" (Jake Richardson, CleanTechnica, February 27)


 * "Studies question tax-cut link to new jobs" (Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch, February 17, 2013)


 * "A Buckeye Tax Reform" (The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2013)


 * "financial/2013/01/30/ohio-regulator-tied-to-group-opposing-renewables Ohio regulator tied to group opposing renewables" (Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, January 30, 2013)


 * "Ohio Newspapers Fail To Connect ALEC To New Efforts To Loosen Firearms Laws " (Brian Powell, Media Matters, December 13, 2012)


 * "Wall Street Journal Misrepresents Personal Injury Law In Support Of ALEC Effort To Deny Asbestos Relief In Ohio " (Sergio Munoz, Media Matters, December 13, 2012)


 * "Asbestos lawsuit bill passes in Senate; opponents say measure makes it tougher for Ohioans in court" (Jim Provance, Toledo Blade, December 6, 2012)


 * "ALEC Helps Push Heavy Conservative Agenda in Ohio State Politics", (Bob Sloan, PolicyMic, August 27, 2012)


 * "Voter Suppression in Ohio", (Bob Sloan, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, August 27, 2012)


 * "Records: Ohio House office aided legislative group," Julie Carr Smyth, The News-Messenger, August 17, 2012


 * "ALEC's Influence in Ohio Runs Deep" (CMD, PFAW, Common Cause & Progress Ohio, February 6, 2012)


 * "Who Writes Ohio’s Legislation?", (Ohio Public Radio, July 27, 2011)

Oklahoma

 * "Oklahoma is Ahead of Schedule in Renewable Energy Goal, Officials Say" (Paul Monies, NewsOK, March 8, 2013)


 * "As Water in a Sieve: Legislators entertain profitless endeavor" (Arnold Hamilton, Urban Tulsa Weekly, February 13, 2013)


 * "Bill seeks to eliminate funding for Oklahoma Arts Council" (Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2013)


 * "The Oklahoman Relies On Corporate Lobbyists' PR Campaign To Promote Myth Of Lawsuit Abuse" (Lara Schwartz, Media Matters, January 15, 2013)


 * "ALEC-Supported Disability Scholarship Program Challenged in Oklahoma, Threatens Public Schools and Church-State Separation", (Ameilia, People for the American Way, June 26, 2012)


 * "American Legislative Exchange Council to hold spring summit in OKC", (M. Scott Carter, The Journal Record, June 25, 2012)

Oregon

 * "Our Oregon Legislature is infested", (Rich Harisay, Williamettelive.com, July 27, 2012)


 * "The ALEC 22 in the Oregon Lege", (Kari Chisholm, BlueOregon, June 1, 2012)


 * "Oregon Politics Roundup: ALEC, natural gas, Salem's lot", (Harry Esteve, Oregon Live, May 29, 2012)


 * ALEC gains foothold in Oregon, with one-fourth of legislators as members", (Michelle Cole, Oregon Live, May 26, 2012)


 * "Oops! Fact that matters overlooked by ALEC", (Chuck Sheketoff, BlueOregon, April 18, 2012)

Pennsylvania

 * Pennsylvania State Report


 * "‘State’s rights’ shouldn’t trump the individual right to vote", (Rep. Patrick Murphy, MSNBC.com, July 18, 2013)


 * "Voter ID: How did we get here? Part I", (Randy LoBasso, Philadelphia Weekly, July 18, 2013)


 * "GOP's unwise assault on workers' rights continues" (Robyn Blumner, Pocono Record, March 18, 2013)


 * "Propelled By ALEC, ‘Right-to-Work’ Assault on Unions Reaches Pennsylvania" (Bruce Vail, Talking Union, February 4, 2013)


 * "Pittsburgh movie draws teachers union ire", (Scott Tady, Beaver County Times, August 28, 2012)


 * "Many states’ voter-ID laws, including Pennsylvania’s, appear to have tie to same U.S. group," (Ethan Magoc, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 2012)


 * "American Legislative Exchange Council endures liberal firestorm", (Brian Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 6, 2012)


 * "In PA: The Battle Against ALEC Rages On", (Patrick McAteer, PoliticsPA, May 16, 2012)


 * "Common Cause Pa seeks investigation of ALEC", (Dave Davies, NewsWorks, May 3, 2012)


 * "State's economic state not great, report suggests", (Reading Eagle, November 26, 2011)


 * "Rep. Matthew Baker Threatens Citizen Activists for Exposing His Ties to Corporate Lobbyists", (Keystone Progress, August 10, 2011)


 * "Keystone Progress vs. ALEC", (Keegan Gibson and Jared Edgerton, PoliticsPA, August, 2011)

Rhode Island

 * "Grant Smith: Fossil-fuel interests unfairly trash renewable energy", (Grant Smith, Providence Journal, March 17, 2013)


 * "Long: Woonsocket ‘is in a death spiral’ that’s not ALEC’s fault", (Ted Nesi, WPRI Rhode Island, June 20, 2012)


 * "Lots of pushback to Joe Nocera’s ALEC-in-Woonsocket column", (Ted Nesi, WPRI Rhode Island, June 19, 2012)


 * "RI Senate passed resolutions backing ALEC; now Dems scurry", (Ted Nesi, WPRI, April 25, 2012)

South Carolina

 * "ALEC Alum Gov. Niki Haley Appoints fellow ALEC Alum to U.S. Senate" (Bob Sloan, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, December 17, 2012)


 * "Wining And Dining In Utah", (FitNews, July 26, 2012)


 * South Carolina's Anti-Municipal Broadband Bill Passes, AT&T Lobbying Blamed, (Tiffany Kaisser, Daily Tech, July 2, 2012)


 * "ALEC Singled Out for Exemption from Lobbying Law in South Carolina", (ALLGov, May 9, 2012)


 * "Common Cause questions ALEC’s S.C. tax status", (Robert Behre, The Post and Courier, May 9, 2012)


 * "Lawmakers Exempted ALEC in S.C. Lobbying Law", (Corey Hutchins, Free Times, April 26, 2012)


 * "American Legislative Exchange Council has a hand in S.C. politics" (The Post and Courier, April 23, 2012)


 * "Nikki Haley “Love Nest,” Open Marriage Alleged", (Fits News, November 4, 2011)


 * "S.C. Republicans Determined to Disenfranchise Black Voters", (Will Moredock, Charleston City Paper, November 2011)

South Dakota

 * "Schools, not travel, deserve funding" (State Senator Larry Lucas, Argus Leader, April 8, 2013)


 * "Organization under national criticism", (Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen News, January 8, 2013)

Tennessee

 * "Animal cruelty bill is a subterfuge" (Editorial, The Tennessean, March 19, 2012)


 * "A study suggests voter ID laws aren't addressing the real problem — unless the problem is a Democratic turnout" (Steven Hale, Nashville Scene, August 23, 2012)


 * "ALEC under fire for perceived shift Members, sponsors dropping out of position change", (Tom Humphrey, Knox News, July 29, 2012)


 * Lawmaker used lobbyist template", (Tom Humphrey, Knoxville News Sentinel, July 16, 2011)


 * "Local Legislators in ALEC", (Knoxville Metro Post, Cari Wade Gervin, August 9, 2011)

Texas

 * "Happy Holidays from ALEC" (The Austin Chronicle, December 27, 2013)


 * "The Money Behind the Fight to Undermine Medicaid" (Forrest Wilder, The Texas Observer, December 5, 2013)


 * Texas State Report


 * "McKinney Sen. Ken Paxton's Tax-Credit Voucher Bill a Sneaky Way to Route Public Money to Private Religious Schools" (Brantley Hargrove, Dallas Observer, March 6, 2013)


 * "Texas ALEC Chair Files “Preborn Pain Act,” as Promised by Rick Perry" (Andrea Grimes, Reproductive Health Reality Check, March 5, 2013)


 * "Former ALEC Task Force Member Files Companion ‘Preborn Pain’ Bill In Texas Senate" (Andrea Grimes, Reproductive Health Reality Check, March 5, 2013)


 * "Personal Property Tax Bill Would Hike Farmington Schools Taxes, Superintendent Says" (Joni Hubred-Golden, West Bloomfield Patch, December 11, 2012)


 * "Area residents continue fight against big-money politics" (Chris Beattie, Star Local News, August 22, 2012)


 * "Hightower Report: Abandoning ALEC", (Jim Hightower, The Austin Chronicle, June 15, 2012)


 * "Progress Texas Releases Report on ALEC and Virtual Schools in Texas", (Phillup Martin, Progress Texas, May 22, 2012)


 * "ALEC Exposed in Texas" (Progress Texas)


 * "Some say the American Legislative Exchange Council influences legislation too much in Texas and U.S.", (Aman Batheia, Star-Telegram, December 3, 2011)


 * "ALEC Exposed Wiki releases previously restricted documents", (Nicole, Texas Prison Bid'ness, July 14, 2011)


 * "Texas tobacco tax law matches ALEC model legislation introduced in other states", (Patrick Michels, American Independent, August 5, 2011)


 * "ALEC model legislation echoes TPPF, Perry-backed higher ed reforms in Texas", (Mary Tuma, American Independent, July 29, 2011)

Utah

 * "Utah State Report"


 * "Animals rights activists say Utah ag gag law unconstitutional", (Brooke Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, 2013)


 * "Prison-Relocation Bill Jeered at Hearing" (Eric Peterson, Salt Lake City Weekly, February 20, 2013)


 * "Utah's children are not up for sale" (Kevin Nelson, Deseret News, February 5, 2013)


 * "Education policy fight will define GOP" (Paul Rolly, The Salt Lake Tribune, September 29, 2012)


 * "Campbell: Controversial ALEC has helped open government", (Joel Campbell, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 3, 2012)


 * "Organize like ALEC", (Cindi Shields, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 1, 2012)


 * "Loophole lets thousands in lobbyist expenses go unreported", (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 30, 2012)


 * "Loophole lets thousands in lobbyist expenses go unreported: Money spent feedingand entertaining lawmakers doesn’t have to be reported (Salt Lake Tribune, July 30, 2012)


 * "Interest groups affecting legislation and Utah lands", (Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb, Desert News, July 29, 2012)


 * "Pyle: SuperPacs for better papers", (George Pyle, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 27, 2012)


 * "McEntee: ALEC works in secrecy, Utah activists in public", (Peg McEntee, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 27, 2012)


 * "Utah Senators say it’s time for ALEC to be more open", (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 27, 2012)


 * "A Wounded ALEC Assembles In Utah", (John Guzzon and Charles Parke, Modern Times Magazine, July 27, 2012)


 * "ALEC In Utah", (The Salt Lake Tribune, July 27, 2012)


 * "ALEC provides receptive crowd for Utah’s land battles", (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 26, 2012)


 * "Immigration Activists Rally Against ALEC Friday", (Eric Peterson, City Weekly, July 26, 2012)


 * "Peaceful Uprising To Commemorate DeChristopher Anniversary", (Stephen Dark, City Weekly, July 26, 2012)


 * "Protesters gather outside ALEC meeting in SLC", (Aaron Vaughn, Fox 13 Now Salt Lake City, July 26, 2012)


 * "DeChristopher supporters stage peaceful protest at ALEC convention", (Wendy Leonard, Deseret News, July 26, 2012)


 * "Protestors rally against conservative lawmaker's group; 1 arrested", (Paul Foy and Nkoyo Iyamba, KSL.com, July 26, 2012)


 * "Conservative lawmakers gather in Utah", (Paul Foy, ABC 4 News Salt Lake City, July 26, 2012)


 * "Utah’s Highest Court Hears Arguments in Anti-Corporate Personhood Initiative", (Jessica Gail, KCPW, July 26, 2012)


 * "Anti-ALEC Protest And Rally For Public Education Thursday", (Eric Peterson, City Weekly, July 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC Names Utah #1 For Economic Outlook Five Years Running", (Jessica Gail, KCPW, July 25, 2012)


 * "Glen Warchol's Crawler: David calls out Goliath", (Glen Warchol, Salt Lake Magazine, July 25, 2012)


 * "Common Cause criticizes American Legislative Exchange Council and its impact on public policy", (Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC meeting sparks support from governor, protests", (Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, July 25, 2012)


 * "American Legislative Exchange Council and backers say they won’t be intimidated by threats", (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25, 2012)


 * "Geese and Ganders", (Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune, July 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC Under Fire", (Max Roth, Fox Salt Lake City, July 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC Holds Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City", (People for the American Way, July 25, 2012)


 * "Idaho lawmakers attend ALEC conference in Utah", (Associated Press, KIVI-TV, July 25, 2012)


 * "ALEC Begins Annual Conference in Utah Protests Follow", (Inspired Actions, July 25, 2012)


 * "Conservative policy group kicks off conference in SLC", (Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, July 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC members gather to advance economic work in the states", (Ron Scheberle, Deseret News, July 24, 2012)


 * "ALEC: Utah's Controversial "Houseguest"", (Public News Service, July 23, 2012)


 * "Conservative organization to hold annual meeting in SLC", (Brittany Green-Miner and Gene Kennedy, Fox 13 Now, July 22, 2012)


 * "Why are people critical of ALEC?", (Carl Wimmer, Deseret News, July 22, 2012)


 * "State legislators to descend on SLC for ALEC convention", (Billy Hesterman, Daily Herald, July 22, 2012)


 * "Occupy Salt Lake City calls for Protest outside annual meeting of ALEC", (Jim Cook, Irregular Times, July 22, 2012)


 * "Smart about ALEC", (The Salt Lake Tribune, July 21, 2012)


 * "Sutherland's Support Of ALEC Is Preachin' To The Choir", (Jerre Wroble, City Weekly, July 20, 2012)


 * "Democratic Representative Withdraws Membership from ALEC", (Andrea Smardon, Kuer 90.1, July 17, 2012)


 * "Blog Watch: Utah Legislators Defend ALEC", (Pulse.com, July 17, 2012)


 * "Cold ALEC Welcome, Join The Anti-ALEC Conference", (Eric Peterson, City Weekly, July 19, 2012)


 * "McEntee: Lawmaker quits ALEC over lack of openness", (Peg Mcentee, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 18, 2012)


 * "ALEC bringing its clout, agenda and convention to Utah", (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 2012)


 * "Smash ALEC Pinata Party Friday, (Eric Peterson, City Weekly, July 12, 2012)


 * "ALEC Is Coming Page 1, Legislation Machine Descends Upon Utah", (Katharine Biele, City Weekly, July 11, 2012)


 * "Billboards Warn Utahns "ALEC Is Coming"", (Eric Peterson, CityWeekly, June 27, 2012)


 * "Group says ALEC is shutting down dissent" (Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 7, 2012)


 * "Group Calls on State Lawmakers to Cut Ties With ALEC", (Whittney Evans, KPCW News Utah, May 28, 2012)


 * "Smart ALEC Rep. Jennifer Seelig Catches Heat For Association With ALEC", (Katherine Biele, City Weekly Utah, May 23, 2012)


 * "Osmond Proposing Changes to Utah's Public Ed", (Bob Bernick, Utah Pulse, November 9, 2011)


 * "Utah lawmakers, lobbyists, go on the road", (Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune, August 12, 2011)

Vermont

 * "S199 Defeated in Vermont Preserving Healthcare Choice Rights", (John Gilmore, Age of Autism, May 7, 2012)


 * "Kentish: ALEC’s ugly duckling", (Opinion, VT Digger, Apri 19, 2012)

Virginia

 * Virginia State Report


 * "Spike of Virginia redistricting plans shows House speaker’s pragmatic streak" (Fredrick Kunkle & Laura Vozzella, The Washington Post, February 8, 2013)


 * "Va. lawmakers' gifts last year were padded with travel" (Bill Sizemore, The Virginian-Pilot, January 29, 2013)


 * "Virginia elected official attendees to the ALEC annual conference", (Brian Devine, Progress VA, August 8, 2012)


 * "My Week at ALEC, Part 1: Lobbyists, Golf and Gifts, Oh My!", (Brian Devine, Progress VA, July 20, 2012)


 * "Brian Moran quits his controversial day job", (Anita Kumar, Washington Post, July 5, 2012)


 * "Democrats want Virginia legislators to cut ties to ALEC", (Anita Kumar, WashingtonPost, June 4, 2012)


 * "ALEC is shunned by some Virginia lawmakers", (Anita Kumar, WashingtonPost, May 30, 2012)


 * "Get out of ALEC, Virginia lawmakers", (Free Lance-Star, May 6, 2012)


 * "Virginia House speaker William Howell said conservative group ALEC is ‘under attack’ by liberals", (Anita Kumar, Washington Post, April 12, 2012)


 * "Corporate interests fuel group’s desire to shape Va. legislation, critics say", (Anita Kumar, Washington Post, December 27, 2011)


 * "ALEC in Virginia", (Progress Virginia, December 2011)

Washington

 * "GOP education bills provoke questioning" (John Stang, Crosscut, February 3, 2013)


 * "Big corporations pull plug on conservative group", (Joel Connelly, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 26, 2012)


 * "Group challenges charity tax status of 'ALEC' organization", (Associated Press, Katu, April 23, 2012)

West Virginia

 * "West Virginia Senate votes to limit landowner liability" (Associated Press, Times Leader, March 6, 2013)


 * "ALEC's influence in West Virginia", (Alison Knezevich, The Charleston Gazette, July 21, 2011)

Wisconsin

 * Wisconsin State Report


 * "Pro-business group ALEC improves transparency, GOP leaders say" (Matthew Defour,Wisconsin State Journal, December 12, 2013)


 * "Negotiations may end open records lawsuit against Leah Vukmir" (Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 4, 2013)


 * "Rural Wisconsin, don’t lose the home phone", (Senator Kathleen Vinehout, La Crosse Tribune, July 22, 2013)


 * "Super Scott Democrats continue to underestimate Walker, even as he radically transforms the state" (Bruce Murphy, Urban Milwaukee, February 28, 2013)


 * "Issue of the Week: Walker Rewards the Rich—Again" (The Shepherd Express staff, Febuary 27, 2013)


 * "Voucher plan bad deal for special needs students" (Appleton Post-Crescent editorial, February 21, 2013)


 * "Right-Wing ALEC Playbook Is Crippling Wisconsin’s Economy" (Lisa Kaiser, Express Milwaukee, February 19, 2013)


 * "Gold Diggers and Indians" (Joel Bleifuss, In These Times, January 2, 2013)


 * "Now it's our turn to pick sides" (Pat Nash, Baraboo News Republic, October 11, 2012)


 * "ALEC tie a reason to dump legislator" (Editorial, The Capital Times, October 3, 2012)


 * "Groups sue for lawmakers’ emails with ALEC" (Associated Press, The La Crosse Tribune, October 2, 2012)


 * "Lawsuit filed over ALEC-related messages in GOP lawmakers' personal emails" (Ed Treleven, The Wisconsin State Journal, October 2, 2012)


 * "Wisconsin GOPers sued over potential ALEC ties" (Jillian Rayfield, Salon, October 2, 2012)


 * "Groups sue 5 GOP lawmakers over email records" (Patrick Marley, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 1, 2012)


 * "Open government groups sue five Wisconsin legislators over deleted ALEC emails" (DJ Pangburn, Death and Taxes, October 1, 2012)


 * "Did Republicans Blow It?", (Bruce Murphy, Urban Milwaukee, September 17, 2012)


 * "Your Right to Know: Lawmakers exploit loophole to hide ALEC ties", (Brendan Fischer, The Capital Times, September 7, 2012)


 * "GAB should close ALEC loophole", (John Nichols, The Capital TImes, August 26, 2012)


 * "Primary results are a major win for public education", (Larry Miller, On Milwaukee, August 15, 2012)


 * "Race to the left: Pocan, Roys battle for progressives' votes", (Jack Craver, The Cap Times, July 25, 2012)


 * "Pocan Presses for Greater ALEC Accountability", (The Capital Times, July 16, 2012)


 * "Some Unnatural Tilts in Media Coverage From Vouchers to Cops" (Dominique Paul North, Milwaukee Labor Press, July 5, 2012)


 * "Rep. Mark Pocan: Walker’s WRS plans hinge on semantics" (Mark Pocan, The Cap Times, July 3, 2012)


 * "Did ALEC Give 3.4 Million for The Recall Election", (PolitiScoop, May 28, 2012)


 * "People For The American Way Calls On Wisconsin Legislators, Governor To Return Funds Tied To ALEC", (ENews Park Forest, May 22, 2012)


 * "Pocan has been the anti-ALEC champion", (Cap Times Editorial, The Cap Times, May 10, 2012)


 * "Complaint alleges ALEC scholarships for lawmakers violate ethics law", (Leopoldo Rocha, The Badger Herald, May 2, 2012)


 * "How Corporations are Controlling Wisconsin Legislators" (Lisa Kaiser, Milwaukee Shepard Express, March 28, 2012)


 * "Voter ID Law Attacks Democracy", (Judith Browne Dianis and Jayme Montgomery, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 3, 2011)


 * "Scott Walker, ALEC alum", (Dennis Kaiser, OpEdNews, October 2, 2011)


 * "AG Van Hollen’s dereliction of his duty", (The Cap Times, September 28, 2011)


 * "Scott Walker and the GOP Reveal Depth of Their Voter-Exclusion Plan", (Roger Bybee, AlterNet, September 15, 2011)


 * "Right-Wing Billionaires Invest in Wisconsin's Recall Elections to Save School Privatization Agenda", (John Nichols, The Nation, August 8, 2011)


 * Dane 101, "Wisconsin to NOLA: Rep. Pocan kicked out of ALEC event; reporters accosted", (Jesse Russel, ThinkProgress, August 5, 2011)


 * "New ALEC Bill in committee means drastic Prevailing Wage law changes", (Bdgrdemocracy, July 18, 2011)


 * ALEC in Wisconsin, (Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 13, 2011)

Wyoming

 * "Rep. David Miller offers bill to study transfer of federal lands to Wyoming" (Gregory Nickerson, WyoFile, February 13, 2013)


 * "Groups challenge Wyoming lawmakers' lack of transparency with ALEC" (Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune, December 9, 2012)


 * "ALEC draws attention of League" (Joan Barron, Casper Star Tribune, October 7, 2012)