Who The hell is ALEC and why do I feel like they have infested my state house?!

Dr. William Cronon, University of Wisconsin - Madison, calls out the The American Legislative Exchange Council. Cronon is now suffering immediate attack from Wisconsin Repulican legislators in unprecedented ways

His article scares the hell out of me and quite honestly explains why it feels as though Kasich is in lockstep with all these other state wack-a-doodles scattered across the country. Will one of you guys with a little more insight and connections look into this here in Ohio. Please, someone start to shine some light on this.