May 30 Local News National Progressive Group Targets Kentucky Lawmakers for ALEC Ties A national progressive organization that’s pressuring Democrats to drop their memberships in a conservative nonprofit is now operating in Kentucky. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has spearheaded several national campaigns, like the push to recall Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker and with Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s U.S. Senate bid. The group is also encouraging lawmakers […] By Kenny Colston May 30 Local News National Progressive Group Targets Kentucky Lawmakers for ALEC Ties Kenny Colston
May 18 Local News Several State Senate Democrats Remain ALEC Members Several Democrats in the Kentucky Senate have held on to their memberships in the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, despite national blowback against the group for its conservative model laws. ALEC has been criticized for drafting conservative state laws, such as Florida’s Stand Your Ground measure, and then helping lawmakers pass them. Until this […] By Kenny Colston May 18 Local News Several State Senate Democrats Remain ALEC Members Kenny Colston
Apr 26 Local News State Co-Chair Says ALEC Initiatives Don’t Go Far in Kentucky A controversial national legislative group may not have the same pull in Kentucky as it does in other states. For weeks, the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, has been under fire for its work pushing model state laws. The group has been linked to “stand your ground” gun laws, which have been in the […] By Kenny Colston Apr 26 Local News State Co-Chair Says ALEC Initiatives Don’t Go Far in Kentucky Kenny Colston