ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is corporate America's conduit to the state legislatures. With its network of conservative state legislators, ALEC has promoted hundreds of harmful legislative proposals on a range of subjects from privatization of foster care to anti-environmental rollbacks. For a thorough introduction to ALEC, check out ALECWatch.org, with its comprehensive report of ALEC's history, news coverage of the largely unknown organization, lists of ALEC initiatives, and information on ALEC's funders -- naturally, a Who's Who of corporate America.