Examiner: The group has been quietly operating under the radar since 1973 and has recruited companies, lawmakers and conservative nonprofit organizations to fund anti-government agendas.
One of the most overriding goals of ALEC is proposing laws that block regulations to curb carbon emissions and renewable energy, while promoting limited government, free markets and federalism at the state level.
Ultimately, ALECs ascension has been marred by increasingly unpopular moves to suppress votes, privatize...