An investigation released this week says that Virginia lawmakers take a "disturbing" number of cues from a conservative group that pushes model bills on state legislatures nationwide.
The Virginia General Assembly introduced at least 50 bills since 2007 that appear to be near carbon copies of legislation first imagined by the American Legislative Exchange Council, more widely known as ALEC, the report found. The investigation was paid for and released by ProgressVA, a liberal organization affiliated with the national advocacy group ProgressNow. The organization said the results demonstrate that ALEC holds a "disturbing level of influence" over Virginia's elected officials. |