Johnson & Johnson announced that it will no longer fund ALEC. After standing by the shadowy policy group for months, the company finally responded to the thousands of voices demanding they leave ALEC.
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Company is 18th to Leave the American Legislative Exchange Council
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced its plans to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing policy group that has worked to suppress the Black vote.
This morning, online retailer Amazon announced at its shareholder meeting that it will cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing policy group that has worked to suppress the Black vote. The announcement came as ColorOfChange members and …
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The following is a statement from ColorOfChange Executive Director Rashad Robinson: “ALEC has spent years promoting voter suppression laws, Kill at Will bills, and other policies that hurt Black and other marginalized communities. They have have done this with the support of some of America’s biggest corporations, including AT&T, Johnson & Johnson and State Farm. […]