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Dem. Lawmakers Distance Themselves from ALEC

Dem. Lawmakers Distance Themselves from ALEC

By Bob Plain on April 25, 2012

Democratic legislators distanced themselves from involvement with ALEC, the far right wing group that acts as a stealth lobby organization to state legislators, saying they signed up because Rep. Jon Brien asked them to do so. Many said they didn’t know much about the organization, even though it has been all over the news as [...]

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