ALEC Exposed in Minnesota

Legislating Under the Influence: How corporations write state laws in Minnesota – Next week, the Minnesota legislature will return to work for the beginning of the legislative session. What many people do not know, however, is that the real work of the legislative session began months ago, when corporate lobbyists and legislators gathered in San Diego, New Orleans, and Saint Paul for meetings hosted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Common Cause Minnesota, January 18, 2012 (Blog post). –More about the ALEC Education Agenda–