Sentences with phrase «with alec»

Adams finally introduced his bill in the Ohio Assembly on March 9, without any public statement about his involvement with the ALEC Academy or that the source of the bill was a tar sands lobbyist.

While over 50 state legislators have cut ties with ALEC due to its widespread controversies, no Ohio lawmakers have responded in such a fashion.

Just one day after Google announced it was cutting ties with the ALEC, Facebook announced that they are «not likely» to renew their ALEC membership next year.

See the video below on Elsner's exchange with Rick Tempchin, confirming that EEI was working with APS in Arizona and worked with ALEC on the new model bill.

Walker is now campaigning on a promise to destroy the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if elected President in 2016, a plan which was earlier debated by ALEC at its December 2014 conference and is in line with ALEC's long - term legislative agenda.

And Pruitt continues to participate in conference calls with ALEC.

Even companies that are sticking with ALEC appear to be embarrassed by the association: Duke Energy has done all it can to not confirm renewed ALEC membership, ignoring repeated calls, emails and a 150,000 - strong public petition delivered by a diverse coalition of organizations whose members don't appreciate how ALEC's bad policies make Duke appear two - faced.

Exxon's collusion with ALEC has helped introduce scores of coordinated bills in state houses across the country, including resolutions in 22 states to oppose EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gases.

The Heartland Institute and Goldwater Institute are part of the Heritage Foundation who works hand in hand with ALEC to destroy public education and implement Charter Schools for corporate profit.

Mader was involved with ALEC for decades, mostly as Peabody's representative on the Corporate («Private Enterprise») Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2011.

Royal Dutch Shell announced it would sever ties with ALEC due to the group's «continued denial of the science of climate change,» The Guardian reported.

After Google parted ways with ALEC due to its inaction on climate change, the group refuted allegations that it denies climate change, saying: «ALEC recognizes that climate change is an important issue,» and «no ALEC model policy denies climate change.»

ALEC's bill would charge homeowners additional fees, with ALEC environment task force director John Eick telling The Guardian that these users are «free riders on the system.»

The Koch brothers have decades - long connections with ALEC, which gave the brothers the Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award in 1994.

But Dominion has stuck with ALEC.

Repeated efforts to speak with an ALEC representative or get a statement from the organization about policy issues went unanswered.

It has carried on this engagement even to this day through its continuing association with ALEC — the American Legislative Exchange Counsel — an organization that writes model conservative legislation, and which continues to argue that anthropogenic climate change is scientifically uncertain at best.

The National Rifle Association partnered with ALEC to author gun rights bills.

More Information: Further details of Mr. Vaad's deep and substantive ties with ALEC, details of IRS 501 (c)(3) tax fraud charges filed against ALEC by Common Cause and ALEC model legislation calling for repeal of state Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (RPS) and the ALEC Market - Power Renewables Act that directly seeks to influence state legislators and public utility commissioners to weaken clean energy regulations can be viewed at the website of: Friends of the Colorado PUC

After hearing that Amazon would not renew with ALEC, Skolmen declared it a huge victory, adding that it was «utterly uncharacteristic» of the company.

He worked to benefit cyber charters and K12 specifically when he was Governor of Florida, and in the ensuing years his Foundation for Excellence in Education has been working with ALEC to make it easier for cyber charters, including K12 Inc., to expand nationally.

Not only did the faithful get a chance to express their displeasure with ALEC, they got to do it in a state that has an extensive voucher program as well as tax - credit scholarships.

Unfortunately, ISTA and other progressive groups disagree with ALEC members» ideas to fix government and to improve the education opportunities for students.

The organization's agenda is so extreme that in the last few months 40 major U.S. companies, including Wal - Mart, Coca - Cola, Kraft, and General Motors, have severed ties with ALEC.

The organization works with ALEC to write and promote education reform policies such as school grades, mandatory grad retention, high stakes testing, unmitigated charter growth, corporate tax scholarships, competency based education, personal learning accounts, virtual learning, tying student test scores to teacher evaluations, weakening teachers unions and attacking the constitutional authority of school boards.

This organization works closely with ALEC and the Koch Bros. / Americans for Prosperity to promote passage of model legislation and influence political outcomes, so it was natural that after ALEC came under fire for its secretive nature, participants sought shelter within the SPN.

The website will be constructed and in partnership with Berman and Company [where Walter worked briefly as director of development], and CRC is collaborating with ALEC and the Heartland Institute to make use of their data as it builds the new website's profile list,» (Capital Research Center, Grant Proposal Record, 8/16/2016).

The «I stand with ALEC website» came much too late and brought far too little to its defense» (EPI, Grant Proposal Record, 11/11/2014).

Not exact matches

This comes after a year in which ALEC, with help from groups like the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank skeptical of climate change, failed in all of their coordinated attempts to roll back renewable portfolio standards (RPSs).

With funding to the tune of $ 500,000 from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch's foundations from 2005 — 2011, and $ 1.4 million from Exxon Mobil this past decade, it shouldn't be a surprise that ALEC has had many successes in its 40 years of existence.

Go ahead and respond with some smart alec comments, but this argument won't go anywhere until you just get on your knees and pray and ask God to know the truth.

Note that the bills killed or withdrawn in Utah, Maine and Tennessee were all sponsored by people with ties to ALEC.

Remember it only takes one legislator with ties to ALEC to obtain «model legislation» from ALEC to proliferate it in a state capitol.

ALEC said the consultant collected and destroyed any non-compliant handling equipment like sticks and plastic pipe with suitable livestock handling aids recommended; including the simple but effective use of plastic bags waved / flapped in the air to encourage the movement of sheep.

For instance, Senator Squadron says, it's difficult to determine whether ALEC, incorporated as a 501 - C 3 charity, is a lobbying organization and should be registered with the state ethics commission.

She says her group, which has already filed a complaint with the IRS and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman about ALEC, is now asking the state's ethic commission, JCOPE, to look into it.

They also want records of Exxon's association with organizations such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and The Heartland Institute, which have a history of climate skepticism and pushback against climate regulations.

The Market - Power Renewables Act and the Renewable Energy Credit Act: ALEC and other Koch - funded State Policy Network groups like the Heartland Institute haven't had much success with their attempts to repeal state renewable portfolio standard (RPS) laws through the ALEC / Heartland Electricity Freedom Act.

Heartland has long been a paying member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture task force along with Koch, Exxon and others.

Caught flat footed as the media charged ahead with the «Stand Your Ground» story, ALEC had no rapid - response strategy in place to combat this runaway narrative.

ALEC, the Heartland Institute, and the Beacon Hill Institute all have received money from foundations associated with Charles and David Koch, and each are also part of the State Policy Network, an umbrella group of right - wing organizations that claim adherence to the free market.

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A little more off - kilter is Miles Teller, who has a bit of fun as Willard, a trucker hat - wearing smart - alec with two left feet.

UNTITLED KENYA BARRIS / ALEC BALDWIN PROJECT (multi-camera) Ordered straight to series STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Kenya Barris (w, ep, sr), Julie Bean (w, ep, sr), Alec Baldwin (ep) LOGLINE: A stuck - in - his - ways, opinionated, fading TV star moves in with his progressive daughter, her girlfriend and the child they are raising together.

A model bill for the «Parent Trigger Act» and much of school choice and privatization legislation is designed and promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC, which coordinates with the State Policy Network and has become notorious for promoting «stand your ground» legislation and propagating climate change denial.

It was former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson who notoriously recounts returning from an ALEC convention with the idea of diverting public money to private schools in Milwaukee — the first state voucher scheme in the nation — which he misleadingly touts as his own.

Along with American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), known for its efforts to provide conservative model legislation to GOP lawmakers across the country, the IJ published a report in 2007 titled «School Choice and State Constitutions: A Guide to Designing School Choice Programs.»

Many of the wealthiest corporations in the world are members of ALEC, which uses its vast resources to shower state politicians across the country with expensive gifts, high - priced dinners at fancy restaurants, and vacation junkets at exotic resorts.

While ALEC has a governing board of state legislators it also has a governing board of corporations, packed with tobacco firms, giant pharmaceutical firms, and energy companies like Exxon Mobil.

The first Parent Trigger law was enacted in 2010 in California and, with an assist from Heartland and ALEC, the idea is rapidly spreading.