Watch out public health advocates – as soda taxes are bubbling up in cities across the nation – the beverage industry is working to choke off this expression of local democracy.
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Campaign Finance Expert, Arn Pearson, Becomes CMD’s New Executive Director
The Center for Media and Democracy is pleased to announce that its General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor, Arn Pearson, has been selected to be CMD’s new Executive Director.
Donors Trust, the Right-Wing Secret Money Machine, Doled Out $66.7 Million in 2016
Donors Trust funneled millions of dollars to controversial causes anonymously in 2016.
Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s newest member is Alibaba, a fast-growing Chinese corporation.
CMD’s Mary Bottari Wins Sidney Award for Tracing Billionaires’ Plot to Kill Unions
Mary Bottari wins March Sidney for “Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public Sector Unions,” published by In These Times.
Revealed: Names of ALEC Lobbyist and Legislator Members
The names of hundreds of members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (“ALEC”), details of which are closely guarded by the group, are revealed in a document obtained by Documented through a public records request.
The Two Faces of Janus: The Billionaires Behind the Supreme Court Case Poised to Dismantle Public Sector Unions
The Roman god Janus was known for having two faces. It is a fitting name for the U.S. Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments February 26.
Arizona “Ground Zero” for Koch Attack on Public Education
Universal Vouchers for Families of All Incomes on the Arizona Ballot in November 2018
The ALEC Emperor’s New Clothes
North Carolina State Rep. Jason Saine Is ALEC’s National Chairman.
Why Are Railroads Funding ALEC?
Hint: Koch Industries is one of their biggest customers