Some of the wealthiest conservative donors in the U.S. have poured over $100 million into media since 2015, a CMD analysis has found.
Right-Wing Megadonors Are Financing Media Operations to Promote Their Ideologies
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Koch Spends More in 2019 to Stop Action on Climate
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries spent $11 million in 2019 lobbying Congress to block climate action, renewable energy subsidies, automobile fuel efficiency standards, and donor disclosure.
Koch-Favored DonorsTrust Keeps Funding Anti-Muslim and Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups
By Alex Kotch | at
The bigoted nonprofits that wealthy conservatives fund through DonorsTrust include some that the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as hate groups.
Koch Funds Groups Supporting Lawsuit Against Donor Transparency
By Alex Kotch | at
The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Foundation wants the Supreme Court to take its case challenging California’s donor disclosure law, and 15 groups receiving more than $28 million from Koch-related funders just happen to be on board.
DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018
By David Armiak | at
The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.
Koch network makes first jump into 2020 races, defending GOP senators
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
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.
Koch Foundations Increased Media Investments in 2018
By Alex Kotch | at
Billionaire Charles Koch’s two foundations spent nearly $3.5 million on media grants and contracts in 2018.
Wisconsin Governor Evers Signs ALEC-Inspired Bill to Criminalize Protest
By David Armiak | at
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.”
Koch Invested $127.5 Million in Building Right-Wing Infrastructure in 2018
By David Armiak | at
Two-thirds of the money Charles Koch Foundation distributed in 2018 went to universities and colleges.
“This is Extortion”: Koch Industries Gets Another Tax Break
By Don Wiener | at
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.