ALEC wants to "stomp out local control".

• Author: Rowan, Harriet Blair
• Position: ON THE LINE - American Legislative Exchange Council - Brief article

Hundreds of lobbyists and state legislators gathered in downtown Kansas City on May 2 for the American Legislative Exchange Council's Spring 2014 task force summit. Kansas did not give ALEC a warm welcome. Hundreds gathered outside to raise their voices against the "corporate bill mill," whose policies are hostile to local school boards, local minimum wage increases, even paid sick day ordinances. Chris Taylor, a Wisconsin state representative, joined ALEC last year and reported that one ALEC...