Following the blueprint of a campaign to get companies to end their support of the American Legislative Exchange Council, advocacy groups with ties to Moveon.org are pressuring corporations such as Cigna, Hertz Global Holdings and Wyndham Worldwide to sever their connections...
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A staff member picks up a picture of a gun during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Jan. 30, 2013 in Washington.
Gun-Rule Advocates Take Aim at NRA-Associated Companies
ALEC Thought of Non-Profit — Then Thought Not
It’s been a rough year for ALEC. The American Legislative Exchange Council, a public-policy group that saw an exodus of corporate members after championing self-defense and voter-identification laws, looked at setting up a non-profit arm following allegations of violating its...
Read more »General Electric, Sprint Nextel Latest Companies to Leave ALEC
The corporate exodus from the American Legislative Exchange Council continues. The latest companies to withdraw from the public policy organization include General Electric Co., Sprint Nextel Corp., and Western Union Co., according to ColorofChange.org, a New York-based civil rights organization...
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A John Deere display in Zanesville, Ohio.
Corporate Exodus Continues From Policy Group
Five more companies are ending financial support for the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. That’s according to the civil rights group leading an effort to get corporations to withdraw from the public-policy organization that has championed “Stand Your Ground”...
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