The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding a major policy meeting in Washington through Friday. The meeting hosts corporate lobbyists who vote alongside state lawmakers on model legislation that is then introduced in legislatures nationwide. The Guardian also reports ALEC is struggling to re-enlist donors after an exodus prompted by its backing of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. “Stand Your Ground” initially helped shield George Zimmerman from prosecution for killing Trayvon Martin and was later used in instructions to the jury that acquitted him. According to The Guardian, ALEC has lost nearly 400 state legislators from its network over the past two years and more than 60 major corporate donors. The group is facing a funding shortfall for the first time after losing more than a third of its projected income.