Report Says ALEC Wields ‘Disturbing Level of Influence’ In Virginia
Nick R. Martin
Updated: January 4, 2012, 3:39PM
An investigation released this week says that Virginia lawmakers take
a “disturbing” number of cues from a conservative group that pushes
model bills on state legislatures nationwide.
The Virginia General Assembly introduced at least 50 bills since
2007 that appear to be near carbon copies of legislation first imagined
by the American Legislative Exchange Council, more widely known as ALEC,
the report found.
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