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Exposed D I D Y O U K N O W ? Corporations VOTED to adopt this. Through ALEC, global companies ALEC EXPOSED Search ABOUT GO MEMBERS EVENTS & MEETINGS “ALEC” has long been a NEWS secretive collaboration between BigLegislation Business and Model “conservative” politicians. Civil Justice Behind closed doors, they ghostwrite “model” bills to Commerce, Insurance, be introduced in state and Economic Development capitols across the country. This agenda--underwritten Education by global corporations-includes majorEnvironment, tax Energy, and Agriculture loopholes for big industries and the super rich, Federal Relations proposals to offshore U.S. jobs and gutand minimum Health Human wage,Services and efforts to weaken public health, International Relations safety, and environmental protections. Although Public Safety andmany Elections of these bills have become law, until now, their origin Tax and Fiscal Policy has been largely unknown. With ALEC EXPOSED, the Telecommunications Centerand forInformation Media and Technology Democracy hopes more Americans will study the bills to understand the Print this Page depth and breadth of how Text-Only Page big corporations are changing the legal rules Email this Page and undermining democracy across the nation. ALEC’s’Corporate Board --in recent past or present • AT&T Services, Inc. • centerpoint360 • UPS • Bayer Corporation • GlaxoSmithKline • Energy Future Holdings • Johnson & Johnson • Coca-Cola Company • PhRMA • Kraft Foods, Inc. • Coca-Cola Co. • Pfizer Inc. • Reed Elsevier, Inc. • DIAGEO • Peabody Energy • Intuit, Inc. • Koch Industries, Inc. • ExxonMobil • Verizon • Reynolds American Inc. • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. • Salt River Project • Altria Client Services, Inc. • American Bail Coalition • State Farm Insurance For more on these corporations, search at www.SourceWatch.org. By the Center for Media and Democracy www.prwatch.org LOGIN | LOGOUT | HOME | JOIN ALEC | CONTACT work as “equals” in “unison” with politicians to write laws to govern your life. Big MODEL LEGISLATION TASK ALEC INITIATIVES PUBLICATIONS Business has “a VOICE and a FORCES VOTE,” according to newly exposed documents. DO YOU? Did you know the Home Model Legislation Public Safety and Elections Publication of Drug Offender Photographs Act Summary NRA--the National Rifle Association--was the corporate co-chair in 2011? This Act would require the department of corrections to publish a photograph in a local newspaper of anyone convicted of a drug offense. The drug offenders would be assessed a fee to cover the cost of publishing the photo. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Publication of Drug Offender Photographs Act. Section 2. Upon the conviction of any person for a violation of the [controlled substance act], a current front face photograph of the convicted person, with that person's name clearly visible on the picture, shall be published in one newspaper of general circulation in the community of residence of the convicted. The court of jurisdiction may assess a fee to cover the cost of publication. The department of corrections shall provide the photograph and provide for the publication. Section 3. {Severability clause.} Section 4. {Repealer clause.} Section 5. {Effective date.} ALEC's Sourcebook of American State Legislation 1995 About Us and ALEC About EXPOSED. Members The Center for MediaLogout and Democracy on corporate spin and government Login Events reports & Meetings propaganda.! WeLegislation are located inTask Madison, and publishPublications www.PRWatch.org, Model ForcesWisconsin, ALEC Initiatives Homewww.SourceWatch.org, and now www.ALECexposed.org. Join For more ALEC information Contact contact: News editor@prwatch.org or 608-260-9713.