By Arthur Alpert I hope you read the latest post from my colleague, Denise Tessier. Focusing on an Americans for Prosperity essay targeting subsidies for wind power and a rebuttal letter to the Editor from a Las Cruces reader, she decried an unsavory Journal practice: “As we’ve often pointed out here at ABQJournalWatch,” Denise wrote, […]
Entries Tagged as 'State Policy Network'
The Amazing Congruence
November 20th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Education, energy policy, environment, journalism, labor, regulation
Tags:ALEC·American Legislative Exchange Council·Americans for Prosperity·Arthur Alpert·Ashley Lopez·Center for Media and Democracy·David Koch·Denise Tessier·Donors Capital Fund·Florida Center for Investigative Reporting·Joe Montes·Koch brothers·Koch Industries·Paul Blumenthal·Politico·Progressive Media Project·Richard Fink·State Policy Network·Stephanie Simon·Teo Ballve·Thom Cole
On the ALEC Front: A Review – With an Eye Toward 2014
January 6th, 2014 · 1 Comment · campaign finance reform, Education, energy policy, environment, NM Legislature, regulation, tax policy, voting rights
By Denise Tessier In 2013, more light than previously before was shined on the secretive yet highly influential 40-year-old corporatist lobbying organization known as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). That light came mostly from blogs, alternative media, journalist Bill Moyers and the British-owned Guardian newspaper, rather than by so-called “mainstream” news. The Albuquerque Journal […]
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Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·ALEC·Arthur Alpert·Bill Moyers·Center for Media and Democracy·corporatist lobbying·Corrales Comment·Denise Tessier·Gov. Susana Martinez·Jeff Radford·Koch brothers·Rio Grande Foundation·solar energy metering tax·State Policy Network·The Guardian·Thom Cole