Congressman Officially Recognizes National Day of Reason
Congressman Pete Stark of California gave a statement on the House floor April 27 officially recognizing the National Day of […]
Politics
BREAKING: South Carolina State Senator Ted Vick (D) Resigns from ALEC
On Monday, April 23, 2012, State Rep. Boyd Brown of South Carolina sent an email to all SC state legislators
Procter & Gamble is 13th Company to Dump ALEC
Procter and Gamble, makers of Tide clothing detergent, Dawn dish detergent, Bounty paper towels and other well-known products, has become
Corporations, Corruption, Ethics, Front groups, Grassroots advocacy, Lobbying, politics
ALEC Fingered for Lobbying
A front page article in the New York Times on April 21, 2012 exposes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Group Reconstitutes Scrapped ALEC Task Force
Progressive groups rejoiced after the American Legislative Exchange Council announced April 17 that it was dumping the task force through
Federal Court Says Groups Can’t Keep Campaign Donors Secret
A District Court in Washington, D.C, ruled (pdf) earlier this month that it is illegal for groups to keep secret
Blue Cross Blue Shield and American Traffic Solutions Dump ALEC
The corporate exodus out of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continued today as insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield and
ALEC, Embattled, Ditches its Public Safety Task Force
The American Legislative Exchange Council, the group that has come under attack recently for its proliferation of “Stand Your Ground”
How Many Millionaires Pay a Higher Tax Rate than You?
The White House has posted a new online tool people can use to calculate how many millionaires pay a lower
Wendy’s and Reed-Elsevier Dump ALEC
Two more companies have dropped their affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the conservative nonprofit organization that drafts
Vermont Senate Votes to Overturn Citizens United
The Vermont Senate voted to ask the U.S. Congress to introduce a constitutional amendment to undo the Citizens United ruling,
Corporations Flee ALEC — Will More Follow?
Kraft Foods, Coke, Pepsi, Intuit and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have all pulled their support of the controversial
Republicans Circumvent Democracy in Michigan
A judge has ruled that Republicans in control Michigan’s House of Representatives have been violating their state’s constitution by failing
Advertising, politics, Religion
TV Ad Promotes Separation of Church and State
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is running a television ad promoting the separation of church and state, the first such
Digital Billboard Companies Working Across U.S. to Ban Local Control
Last year, citizens of Rapid City, South Dakota — a town besieged by billboards — passed an initiative banning construction
Consumer advocacy, Economics, politics
The Current High Gas Price Scam
Sixty four percent of all contracts written for bulk oil purchases in the U.S. are made by companies that will
