Tag Archives: ALEC model legislation
America Eats its Young: Arizona communities embrace use of private prison employees in drug raids at public schools
By Beau Hodai, November 27, 2012 An unsettling trend appears to be underway in Arizona: the use of private prison employees in law enforcement operations. The state has graced national headlines in recent years as the result of its cozy … Continue reading →
Posted in Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Private Prison Industry, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona, Casa Grande, CCA, Corrections Corporation of America, Drug-Free School Zone, High School Drug Raids, High School Drug Sweeps, Pinal County, Private Prison Industry, Vist Grande High School
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DBA Press releases ALEC centralized source materials directory
DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy are pleased to announce the release of the “ALEC centralized source materials archive.” This archive contains well over 10,000 pages of documents gathered from the offices of ALEC public sector chairs … Continue reading →
Posted in Corruption, Lobbying and Special Interests, Public records, Public-private partnerships, Source Materials Archive, tutorial
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Amy Boyer, Cindi Marsiglio, Corruption, Debbie Lesko, Ed Kozelek, Hamilton Consulting Group, Jimmy Patronis, John Adams, public records, public records requests, Raegan Weber, Robin Vos, Russell Smoldon, Time Warner Cable, Wal-Mart
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ALEC Accountability Act set for introduction in Arizona
Possible legislative fix for ALEC problem moves forward in Arizona Beau Hodai, DBA Press/In These Times, January, 2012 Jump to source materials archive for this story. A call for accountability With the 2012 legislative season and yet another episode of … Continue reading →
Posted in Campaign finance, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Public records, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC Accountability Act of 2012, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Chuck Coughlin, HighGround, Russel Smoldon, Salt River Project, Steve Farley
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Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale
Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale By Beau Hodai: DBA Press/PR Watch (of the Center for Media and Democracy)/In These Times January, 2012 Download this report in PDF format. “Mr. Hodai had a history at … Continue reading →
Posted in Censorship, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Corruption, Occupy ALEC, Occupy Phoenix, Westin Kierldand
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