In March University of Wisconsin Professor William Cronon posted an entry to his blog, Scholar as Citizen, calling for greater investigation into the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group that proposes “model bills” for republicans to adopt in state legislatures nationally. Stephan Thompson, of the Wisconsin Republican Party, responded to
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