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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/1/pr-watch-admin PR Watch Admin][[Image:ALEC-Silence_CREDO200px.jpg|200|left]]Madison, WI — The Center for Media and Democracy and CREDO Action are denouncing an effort by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to silence its critics. CREDO Action, the activism arm of San Francisco-based mobile phone company CREDO Mobile, has refused to honor a cease and desist letter that ALEC sent to CREDO. [http://www.prwatch.org/files/letter-to-working-assets-credo-action.pdf The letter], dated March 5, disputed claims made in a CMD and CREDO campaign that is critical of have flagged ALEC’s opposition to municipal broadband, which relied in part on research from the Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch websiteconsumers.

CREDO flatly rejected ALEC’s assertions and refused to comply with its demands in a response dated April 9. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12793 here].

by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/1/pr-watch-admin PR Watch Admin][[Image:McDs-protest-3-14-13-JennyBrown200px.jpg|200|left|frame|<center>Image by Jenny Brown <br>and [http://www.labornotes.org Labor Notes]</center>]]Madison, WI—Backed Backed by big corporate dollars from McDonald's and others, the International Franchise Association is using legal maneuvers and back room lobbying to try to undermine workers in the fast food industry.A new resource, launched by the Center for Media and Democracy, provides little-known information about the IFA, its coalitions, and its front groups. [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/International_Franchise_Association Click here to see CMD's profile of the International Franchise Association and ten related pages on Sourcewatch.]

A new resource, launched by the Center for Media and Democracy, provides little-known information about the IFA, its coalitions, and its front groups. [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/International_Franchise_Association Click here to see CMD's profile of the International Franchise Association and ten related pages on Sourcewatch.] The site is being launched as fast food workers in 200 cities and 35 countries go on strike for higher wages and better benefits. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12787 here].<br><br>

by [[Mary Bottari]] and [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35472/jody-knauss Jody Knauss][[Image:Marriot-Sorenson-millions200px.jpg|200|left]]Hotels are making a killing. Occupancy rates are exceeding [http://www.statista.com/statistics/200161/us-annual-accomodation-and-lodging-occupancy-rate/ pre-recession highs], and are expected to reach [https://www.reit.com/news/reit-magazine/march-april-2015/tight-supply-sending-hotel-occupancy-rates-record-levels record levels] in 2016. Profits per room are up over 11 percent this April compared to April 2014 and the average daily rate for a room is almost [http://www.htrends.com/trends-detail-sid-83027.html 13 percent higher] than it was a year ago. Executive salaries have skyrocketed. But the little-known trade association representing this robust [https://www.ahla.com/content.aspx?id=36332 $163 billion dollar industry] is a major force fighting behind the scenes on Capitol Hill and in statehouses and courtrooms across the country to keep workers wages low.

by [[Mary Bottari]][[Image:WI-Capitol_Justice_mural200px.jpg|200|left]]Scott Walker unseated his sharpest opponent last night. But you won’t learn that from much of the media coverage. The fact that Walker and his big money allies tricked Wisconsin voters into stripping Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of her title was not considered a story by the 100 or so national reporters now assigned to cover Walker’s run for the White House. And the fact that the GOP slipped the law change onto the ballot just as the John Doe criminal probe of Walker and his big money allies came before the court, was not worth mentioning in the [http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/voters-back-amendment-on-chief-justice-selection-b99475888z1-298998481.html ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''].