Protest voices opposition to ALEC group (U of Cincinnati's News Record)

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http://www.newsrecord.org/news/protest-voices-opposition-to-alec-group-1.2557223

Protest voices opposition to ALEC group
By Jason Hoffman | Senior Reporter
Published: Monday, May 2, 2011
Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011 01:05


A group of conservative state legislators from across the U.S. met in Cincinnati last week and drew the ire of local college students and union members during a protest Friday.

Nearly 100 people gathered on Fountain Square to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC) Spring Task Force meeting hosted at the adjacent Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel.

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The group wants full disclosure of donors that contribute any amount exceeding $200 to the ALEC and the names of all elected representatives who are members of the ALEC, Rahman said. Gov. John Kasich was a former of ALEC when it was first organized.

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If the changes they seek do not happen by October, protest organizers said they would be in New Orleans, La., to protest the ALEC's national conference.

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See the long compilation topic on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for much more information on this organization.

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3. Wish I was there!