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Alec Baldwin Campaigns For More Arts Funding Alec Baldwin appeared in Congress this week to argue for increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA is receiving about $147 million this year — about $20 million less than in 2010. Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep talks to Baldwin about his latest funding push. ALEC dismantles controversial task force after exodus of members The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, said it is shutting down a task force that helped draft voter ID and "stand your ground" gun legislation after major firms such as Coca Cola and Kraft cut ties with the conservative group. ALEC's Strategy Shift May Yet Bring Corporate Gains WASHINGTON -- The capitulation by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to a grassroots campaign denouncing its positions on gun laws and voting rights may end up being a pyrrhic victory for progressives. ALEC Scraps Gun Law, Voter-ID Task Force ALEC Scraps Gun Law, Voter-ID Task Force ALEC quits gun policy, lefties want more It isn't enough that the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, has backed down from Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law after spreading it around the country, some left-leaning groups say. Now they want lawmakers to quit the group as well. Progress Florida has launched a statewide campaign urging its supporters to tell legislators to [...] ALEC closed controversial task forces, but should improve transparency ALEC has responded to public pressure by closing its Public Safety and Elections task forces, but disclosing more about its activities to the public would be a better move. Alec Baldwin at National Press Club on arts funding, Twitter, and American Airlines You never know which Alec Baldwin is going to show up. The gracious actor/activist everyone thinks is destined to run for office? Or the prickly VIP raging at some underling on Twitter? The Baldwin who spoke at the National Press Club Monday was a bit of both: The Alec Baldwin who gets the whole Alec Baldwin joke. Read full article >> Alec Baldwin to Congress: Raise NEA budget to $1B [VIDEO] Actor and political activist Alec Baldwin said on Capitol Hill Tuesday that Congress should increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts to $1 billion from its current $146 million budget. ALEC Cuts Controversial Task Force The American Legislative Exchange Council announced it will shut down the council that fostered state "Stand Your Ground" laws. But that might be only a superficial change. Alec Baldwin says he's sticking with '30 Rock' until the end Alec Baldwin will be back on "30 Rock" for a seventh season. Though Alec Baldwin tweeted last week that he was leaving NBC just in time, he must have been talking about a year from now.
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