Eye on ALEC

A new report sheds light on a network of pro-business "think tanks" operating in the states.

Big business has been helping to fuel a tide of legislation to block voters from enacting paid sick day legislation.

ALEC is pushing the USDA to relax regulations on food safety that keep us from getting sick.

When legislators don't abide by the open-records laws they enact, then “the public’s right to know” is a slogan — not a reality.

For the past year, ALEC and its members have been rolling out legislation that attempts to repeal renewable energy laws. Their effort, for the most part, has failed.

Wisconsin Representative Chris Taylor, a Democrat, attended ALEC's recent conference to learn about the organization responsible for so many of her state laws.

Health insurance industry whistleblower Wendell Potter exposes efforts by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

John Nichols writes that the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th anniversary celebration attracted more attention than it may have wanted.

Discover why companies like AT&T want to unplug the way roughly 19 million Americans still communicate with the rest of the world.

The role the “stand your ground” law played in George Zimmerman's acquittal has become the subject of renewed and fervent attention.