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As GOP State Attorneys General Fight Environmental Regulations, Fossil Fuel Companies Bankroll Their Campaigns By Alex Kotch | December 16th, 2019 at 7:42 AM (CST) The fossil fuel industry has pumped $6.7 million into the Republican Attorneys General Association since 2017 to boost GOP AGs’ campaigns and score private meetings with them. Read more>> | |
 
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Dispatches from COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid By Alex Carlin | December 13th, 2019 at 7:07 PM (CST) Scientist’s concerns over “abrupt climate system change” lead him to reluctant support for controversial Solar Radiation Management strategies and show urgent need for climate restoration. Read more>> | |
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ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill By Don Wiener | December 10th, 2019 at 10:49 AM (CST) The legislation, SB 33, is modeled after an ALEC proposal, and its corporate backers are big contributors to the Republican party and legislators in Ohio. Read more>> | |
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Dispatches from the People’s Summit in Santiago, Chile By Alex Carlin | December 6th, 2019 at 9:25 PM (CST) Indigenous women aim to unite Latin America around equality for women and agroecology. Read more >> | |
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Makes Unscheduled Appearance at ALEC Conference in Arizona to Promote Costly School Voucher Program By David Armiak | December 6th, 2019 at 1:46 PM (CST) Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos held a roundtable on “education freedom” with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) yesterday at the ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit to promote her controversial and costly Education Freedom Scholarships proposal. Read more >> | |
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Eli Broad Pays $100M to Move His Ed-Reform-Producing “Broad Center” from LA to Yale By Mercedes Schneider | December 6th, 2019 at 10:39 AM (CST) Eli Broad is one of the chief billionaires pushing education reform. Read more >> | |
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Gerrymandering, Elections, School Privatization, and More on the Agenda as ALEC meets in Arizona By David Armiak | December 4th, 2019 at 10:54 AM (CST) The American Legislative Exchange Council returns to the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona for its annual States and Nation Policy Summit this week. Read more >> | |
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Koch network makes first jump into 2020 races, defending GOP senators By Karl Evers-Hillstrom | December 3rd, 2019 at 2:57 PM (CST) The Charles Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity is running ads backing Republican senators, marking the first election-related spending of the cycle for the Koch network that has undergone significant restructuring this year. Read more >> | |
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ALEC to Host “Free Speech Dinner” with Anti-LGBT Group in Arizona By David Armiak | December 2nd, 2019 at 3:56 PM (CST) Corporate pay-to-play group appears to pursue a growing alliance with Christian Right groups. Read more >> | |
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Koch Foundations Increased Media Investments in 2018 By Alex Kotch | November 26th, 2019 at 4:11 PM (CST) Billionaire Charles Koch’s two foundations spent nearly $3.5 million on media grants and contracts in 2018. Read more >> | |
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Wisconsin Governor Evers Signs ALEC-Inspired Bill to Criminalize Protest By David Armiak | November 22nd, 2019 at 12:35 PM (CST) In a press release, the Governor echoed oil and gas industry talking points, which the Center for Media and Democracy revealed earlier, saying, “Today, I signed Assembly Bill 426, which aims to ensure each energy provider is treated the same under the law while still protecting the right to exercise free speech and the right to assembly.” Read more >> | |
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Koch Invested $127.5 Million in Building Right-Wing Infrastructure in 2018 By David Armiak | November 19th, 2019 at 2:52 PM (CST) Two-thirds of the money Charles Koch Foundation distributed in 2018 went to universities and colleges. Read more >> | |
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Trump’s “Social Media Summit” Allies Spread Propaganda Attacking Impeachment By Alex Kotch | November 18th, 2019 at 10:49 AM (CST) Many of the same fringe figures and media outlets that Trump invited to the White House are faithfully playing defense for the president during damning impeachment hearings. Read more >> | |
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“This is Extortion”: Koch Industries Gets Another Tax Break By Don Wiener | November 14th, 2019 at 1:24 PM (CST) The Toledo, Oregon City Council voted on November 6 to give Georgia-Pacific a 15-year property tax exemption in return for investment in an existing plant there. Read more >> | |
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Revenue for State Policy Network and State Affiliates Tops $120 Million By David Armiak | November 13th, 2019 at 1:32 PM (CST) The State Policy Network and its main members have collectively brought in annual revenues of over $120 million in the most recent tax year reported, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy. Read more >> | |
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