The Mitchell Daily Republic gives Rep. Hal Wick 783 words to tell South Dakotans that the American Legislative Exchange Council is not partisan. No. No no no. Even the conservative press acknowledges the obvious: the concerted, widespread opposition to ALEC…
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To inform its discussion of the Legislature's travel policy, complete with ALEC subsidy, the Legislature's Executive Board Thursday got to review how much taxpayer money they've spent so far this year on out-of-state travel. Here's how much we've paid for…
Remember how last year the Republican leaders of the South Dakota Legislature decided to spend your money on their dues for the corporate fascist lobbying group ALEC? GOP spinners blew some smoke about putting the American Legislative Exchange Council on…
An eager reader makes a fascinating connection between power use and ALEC. As I noted yesterday from Barbara Sogn-Frank's excellent column, the American Legislative Exchange Council is working on behalf of Big Oil, Big Coal, and other members of the…
Rep. Betty Olson (R-28B/Prairie City) had fun on the taxpayers' dime at the ALEC conference this month: There were some great speakers at the policy summit: Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Ted Cruz, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, Indiana…
Hey, remember those leaked documents from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that The Guardian posted a couple weeks ago? AlterNet points out a chart in those documents that should alarm all South Dakotans. Scroll down to page 39 of…
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding a policy summit in Washington, D.C., this week, brainwashing more American legislators into exchanging their conscience for the counsel of corporate raiders. ALEC wants to protect energy company profits by doing things like…
I suggested last week that South Dakotans should ask their local legislators if they planned to attend the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th annual pro-corporate brainwashing in Chicago. This August 8 open letter from ALEC, which the corporate lobbyist group…