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Oregon Lawmakers Among Membership in Conservative
American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEC]
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Oregon Lawmakers Among Membership in Conservative
American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEC]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: May 27, 2012 - 7:42 pm
Last Updated: May 27, 2012 - 6:47 pm
The Republic
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/
0a9694cfc2e542b79689d5c3677adb87/OR--Legislative-Exchange-Council/
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http://tinyurl.com/83ypbdp
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PORTLAND, Ore. A group that's been the subject of Occupy protests, an
Internal Revenue Service complaint and calls for attorney general
investigations lists a quarter of the Oregon Legislature as members.
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A spokeswoman for the American Legislative Exchange Council, which works
on state-level public policy issues, would not say how many Oregon
lawmakers are part of the group, but it's Oregon chairman, Rep. Gene
Whisnant, R-Bend, told The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/Krtsq5) that 22
Republican legislators are members.
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ALEC has been around for nearly 40 years as a forum for business and
conservative state lawmakers. Discussions have sometimes led to "model
legislation" passed by legislators.
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The group's influence has made more headlines since 2010 when Republicans
and conservative Democrats made gains in state races and ALEC's policies
on public employee unions, environmental regulation and taxes came into
question. The group also backed the "Stand Your Ground" bill at the heart
of the Trayvon Martin case in Florida. The teenager was shot and killed by
an armed community patrol volunteer.
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Unlike groups that hire lobbyists, ALEC operates as a registered charity
in 37 states. It depends on the private sector for most of its income.
Lawmakers pay $50 per year for membership. Corporate and individuals pay
$7,000 to $25,000.
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Common Cause asked the IRS to investigate whether the group is a lobbying
organization.
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"It is a concern that ALEC's corporate donors may have gotten undeserved
tax credits," said Janice Thompson, executive director of Common Cause
Oregon. ALEC corporate board members contributed $2.2 million to Oregon
legislative candidates between 2001 and 2010, according to the group.
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press release
May 14, 2012, 4:31 p.m. EDT
National Association of Charter School Authorizers Issues Statement
Regarding American Legislative Exchange Council
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/national-association-of-charter-
school-authorizers-issues-statement-regarding-
american-legislative-exchange-council-2012-05-14
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NACSA has always been and will continue to be a non-partisan organization
that works with many organizations interested in improving public
education, regardless of their political party or ideology. We have worked
with Democrats for Education Reform, the Progressive Policy Institute, the
Black Alliance for Educational Options, the Aspen Institute, the National
Governors Association, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
among others. As an organization focused exclusively on charter schools,
NACSA does not take positions on other issues in which these organizations
may be involved.
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Our work with ALEC has been focused entirely on promoting excellent
charter schools. As part of our annual review processes, however, we
determined that alternative strategies would be more effective in
achieving these policy objectives. Thus we will not be renewing our
membership in ALEC when it expires next month."
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