by David Armiak | Jul 25, 2026 | AI, ALEC, ALEC annual meeting, American Legislative Exchange Council, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Climate Crisis, Critical Infrastructure Bills, data centers, education, Energy, Fossil Fuel Industry, Heritage Foundation, ICE, Leonard Leo, News Analysis, PFAS, Privatization, Voter ID, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In addition to smoking stogies at a “late night cigar reception,” sipping drinks, and trying out Meta’s latest “AI-powered wearable technologies,” attendees are considering model policies designed to…
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by Eli Hager | Dec 9, 2025 | ALEC, Hunger, income tax, Medicaid, News Analysis, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, SNAP, Tax Cuts
This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry. With the U.S. government shut down for multiple weeks and President Donald Trump refusing to fund SNAP, the federal food stamp program, a panic set in among the more than 40 million people who rely on it. Families skipped meals, and babies went unfed. Food banks ran out of food, and some people turned to…
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