#State-Capture
Events indexed under #State-Capture — 30 entries in the record.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Red/Blue ICE Divergence Sharpens: NJ Becomes 10th State to Bar 287(g) Contracts as DOJ Sues Four States Over Agent License-Plate Confidentiality
3 src U.S. Department of Justice · Tennessee | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-02 | Texas School Prayer Law SB 11 Deadline Passes; Most Districts Decline to Adopt Daily Prayer Periods
3 src Texas Legislature · Greg Abbott | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-11 | EO 14365 'National Policy Framework for AI' — Preempts State AI Laws, Creates DOJ AI Litigation Task Force to Sue States, Conditions Federal Grants on Non-Regulation
5 src Donald Trump · Department of Justice · Department of Commerce | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-06 | Trump Pardons Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and Chief of Staff Convicted of Federal Corruption
3 src Donald Trump | reported | |
| 2025-10-22 | Trump Administration Seeks Government Equity Stakes in Quantum Computing Firms
2 src Howard Lutnick · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2024-12-06 | McKinsey Pays $73 Million Final Settlement to South Africa in State Capture Resolution
3 src McKinsey & Company · U.S. Department of Justice · Eskom | confirmed | |
| 2024-12-05 | McKinsey Africa Agrees to Pay $122 Million Settlement for Bribery of South African Officials
3 src U.S. Department of Justice · Eskom | confirmed | |
| 2024-06-19 | Louisiana HB 71 Signed: Ten Commandments Mandatory in Every Public School Classroom
3 src Jeff Landry · Louisiana Legislature · WallBuilders | confirmed | |
| 2021-05-13 | Leaked Video Exposes Heritage Action's $24 Million Voter Suppression Campaign Coordinating State Legislation
4 src Heritage Action · Heritage Foundation · Hans von Spakovsky · Brian Kemp · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2021-03-25 | Georgia SB 202 Enacts Comprehensive Voter Suppression with Multiple ALEC Provisions
3 src Brian Kemp · American Legislative Exchange Council | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-01 | 440 Voter Restriction Bills Introduced in 49 States - ALEC's Largest Suppression Wave
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Heritage Foundation · Heritage Action · Republican state legislators · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-01 | ALEC Develops New Model Election Bills to Implement Trump's "Big Lie"
2 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Heritage Foundation · Heritage Action · State Policy Network · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2020-01-01 | ALEC's Education Privatization Campaign Achieves Dominance - Model Legislation Controls Voucher Landscape Nationwide
5 src American Legislative Exchange Council · K12 Inc. · Koch Industries · DeVos family · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2018-07-06 | McKinsey Agrees to Repay $74 Million to South Africa's Eskom After State Capture Scandal
3 src McKinsey & Company · Eskom · Kevin Sneader | confirmed | |
| 2017-04-28 | Kentucky Invests $15 Million in Braidy Industries on Final Day of Legislative Session Without Disclosure
4 src Matt Bevin · Kentucky Legislature · Mitch McConnell | confirmed | |
| 2017-01-14 | 28 States Adopt Right-to-Work Laws, Documenting ALEC's Systematic Labor Suppression Success
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch brothers · Americans for Prosperity · U.S. Chamber of Commerce · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2017-01-11 | Rex Tillerson Confirmation Hearing Reveals ExxonMobil-Russia Conflicts and Sanctions Violations
3 src Rex Tillerson · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2017-01-09 | Kentucky Becomes 27th Right-to-Work State in First Week of Session Using ALEC Model
3 src Matt Bevin · Kentucky Legislature · American Legislative Exchange Council | confirmed | |
| 2016-02-12 | West Virginia Becomes 26th Right-to-Work State, Overriding Governor Veto with ALEC Model
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch Network · State Policy Network · Americans for Prosperity | confirmed | |
| 2016-01-01 | ALEC Develops Comprehensive Government Union Reform Act as All-in-One Union Elimination Playbook
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council | confirmed | |
| 2013-06-25 | ALEC States Immediately Implement Voter Restrictions After Shelby County Decision
3 src North Carolina Legislature · American Legislative Exchange Council · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2012-02-01 | Indiana Becomes 23rd Right-to-Work State Using ALEC Model Legislation
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · National Right to Work Committee · Koch brothers | confirmed | |
| 2011-07-13 | ALEC Exposed: Leaked Documents Reveal 800 Corporate-Written Model Bills
2 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Center for Media and Democracy · State Legislators | confirmed | |
| 2011-03-11 | Wisconsin Act 10 Crushes Public Sector Unions Using ALEC Model Legislation
3 src Scott Walker · American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch brothers · Americans for Prosperity · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2011-01-01 | 34 States Introduce ALEC Voter ID Bills in Coordinated Suppression Campaign
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Republican state legislators · Heritage Foundation · State Policy Network | confirmed | |
| 2010-12-03 | ALEC Coordinates Right-to-Work Push After 2010 GOP Midterm Wave
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch brothers · Americans for Prosperity · Republican Party | confirmed | |
| 2009-07-17 | ALEC Creates Model Voter ID Legislation Following Obama Election
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Hans von Spakovsky · Heritage Foundation | confirmed | |
| 1986-01-01 | State Policy Network (Madison Group) Founded - State-Level Think Tank Coordination
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Heritage Foundation · Heartland Institute | confirmed | |
| 1975-01-01 | Paul Weyrich Becomes First Director of ALEC, Consolidating State Legislative Strategy
3 src Paul Weyrich · American Legislative Exchange Council · Henry Hyde | confirmed | |
| 1973-01-01 | ALEC Founded to Coordinate Corporate Model Legislation Across State Legislatures
3 src Paul Weyrich · Henry Hyde · American Legislative Exchange Council · Heritage Foundation · +2 | confirmed |