Following the
Money
Why is our democracy not
working?
AFL-CIO Government Affairs
State Government Relations
April 26, 2016
Peggy Shorey, Director, State Government Relations
[email protected]
2016 State Legislature Partisan Control
WA
MT
VT
ND
OR
WY
MA
WI
SD
IA
UT
AZ
PA
IL
CO
KS
OK
NM
NY
MI
NE**
CA
MO
IN OH
WV VA
KY
NC
TN
AR
SC
MS AL GA
AK*
ME
MN
ID
NV
NH
HI
TX
NJ
DE
DC
MD
RI
CT
Dem Full Control
GOP Full Control
LA
FL
Dem Leg., GOP Gov.
GOP Leg., Dem Gov.
* Alaska: I Gov.; H&S are R-controlled.
** Nebraska: Legislature is officially non-partisan.
Split Legislature
with, GOP Gov.
Split Legislature
with, Dem Gov.
The Kochs Have Been
Organizing For 30 Years
(they have very deep pockets and want to kill us)
THEIR STATE LEGISLATIVE
STRUCTURE
POLICY ARM
L E G I S L AT I V E A R M
THEIR POLITICAL ARM: AMERICANS FOR
PROSPERITY
THEIR POLITICAL ARM: AMERICANS FOR
PROSPERITY
COLORADO
OHIO: AFP FIELD OFFICES
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Akron
Athens
Brecksville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Wintersville
FLORIDA: FULL-TIME STAFF
50 AFP
15 CVA
9 Libre
3 GO
77 Total
THEIR POLITICAL ARM: AMERICANS FOR
PROSPERITY
Concerned
Veterans for
America
Concerned
Women for
America
Americans
for
Prosperity
Libre
Initiative
Stand
Together
Koch
Field
Generation
Opportunity
What is the
Policy Impact?
https://www.alec.org/model-policy/
Examples of ALEC
Policy Approaches
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Business: Control Union Membership &
Promote Right to Work
Economic Development: Promote Business
Access to Capital & Limit Regulation
Trade: Promote TPP & TTIP
Workers Comp: Faster Return to Work, Limit
Options for Care, Limit Regulation/Oversight,
Limit Litigation & “Activist Judges”
Preemption: Block Local Efforts to Raise Labor
Standards
ALEC Business Policies
“Prioritizing the preferences of individuals by making
union membership and contributions voluntary is an
important reform that affects all businesses. Policies
on organized labor should emphasize transparency
and protect an individual’s choice regarding union
involvement. No person should be forced to be a
member of a union as a condition of employment or
devote part of their paycheck towards political
causes with which they disagree.”
2016 Right to Work
As of 4/18/16
WA
MT
VT
ND
OR
ME
MA
MN
ID
WY
NV
NH
WI
SD
MI
NE
IA
CO
AZ
NM
KS
OK
MO
PA
OH
IL IN
UT
CA
NY
WV
KY
TN
AR
VA
NJ
DE
DC
MD
RI
CT
NC
SC
MS AL GA
AK
HI
TX
LA
FL
Bill(s) introduced
in 2016
Bill(s) passed in 2016
Bill(s) defeated in 2016
2016 - Not in Session
States that are Right to Work
As of 4/25/16
WA
NH
MT
ND
MN
OR
ID
SD
MI
CA
IA
NE
UT
AZ
CO
NY
WI
WY
NV
VT
IL IN
KS
OK
NM
TX
MO
OH
KY
PA
WV
TN
AR
VA
NC
ME
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
SC
MS AL GA
LA
Current RTW State
FL
AK
HI
2015 Executive Order
Signed – State Employees
ALEC Economic Devel. Policies
“While there are myriad factors that contribute to
economic development, making sure that businesses
and individuals have access to capital is key. Capital
and access to it is the catalyst for investment that
drives job creation and economic security.
Policymakers should also strive to ensure that
businesses are not over-regulated. Overregulation
costs the economy billions of dollars each year and
hampers economic development by discouraging
investment and entrepreneurship. Regulations
should not proliferate to a point beyond reasonable
public and consumer protections.”
ALEC Trade Policies
“One of the surest ways to expand U.S. market
access is through the negotiation of free trade
agreements (FTAs) as FTA partners buy more
American goods per capita than non-FTA partners.
The two most prominent agreements that have yet
to be finalized – the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) – will help U.S. companies gain
greater access to more than 1 billion customers.”
ALEC Workers’ Comp Policies
“ALEC has opted to develop this [draft] Statement of
Principles to identify major areas of concern and
offer guidelines for reform.
Many of the primary needs for reform can be
categorized into four areas: Appropriate Medical
Care, Agency Red Tape, Unnecessary Litigation, and
Court Interpretations of the Law.”
ALEC Preemption Policies
“Preemption Laws Provide Backstop for Localized Progressive Politics” (2015)
Local governments play an important role within states, but not to the
detriment of the taxpayers. Unfortunately, local governments have become
victims of far left organizations manipulating the public and local officials to
create policies that hurt economic development and individual freedom.
In recent years, as state-level elections empower lawmakers and governors to
remove onerous government regulations and promote free markets and
entrepreneurism, big government activists have begun targeting local
governments to create oppressive policies that could not survive at the state
capitol.
If more local officials understood the role of federalism in the balance of power
between the federal, state and local governments, they could guard against
efforts by professional activists to pit local governments against the state.
2016 Preemption of Local Ordinances
As of 4/18/16
WA
MT
VT
ND
OR
ME
MA
MN
ID
WY
NV
NH
WI
SD
MI
NE
IA
CO
AZ
NM
KS
OK
MO
PA
OH
IL IN
UT
CA
NY
WV
KY
TN
AR
VA
NJ
DE
DC
MD
RI
CT
NC
SC
MS AL GA
AK
HI
TX
LA
FL
Bill(s) introduced
in 2016
Bill(s) passed in 2016
Bill(s) defeated in 2016
2016 - Not in Session
AFL-CIO Government Affairs
State Government Relations
April 26, 2016
Peggy Shorey, Director, State Government Relations
[email protected]
We Have to
FIGHT BACK!