As corporate lobbyists and state legislators from around the country filed into the Phoenix Westin Kierland Resort and Spa for a closed-door three-day convention of the American Legislative Exchange Council, they first had to pass by an energetic group of protesters.
ALEC touts itself as a non-profit that brings together business leaders and elected officials to discuss model legislation, but protesters appeared determined to let the public know they think the group is actually a corporate-sponsored "bill mill" dead-set on advancing a right-wing agenda.
