Wealthy conservatives made last year’s top 10 list of super PAC donors, often taking sides in Republican primaries, but liberal George Soros was by far the biggest donor.
Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections
By Alex Kotch | at
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ALEC’s “Critical Energy Theory” Bills Moving in Four States
By David Armiak | at
New ALEC and industry-backed bills that would blacklist banks that divest from fossil fuels have been introduced in Indiana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and West Virginia so far this year.
Koch Crusade Against Medicaid Expansion Comes to South Dakota
By Don Wiener | at
Faced with strong public support for a Medicaid expansion ballot measure, Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity is backing an end-run to require a supermajority for passage and trying to change the debate to focus on taxes.
Big Polluter is Top Donor to Koch Political Group
By Don Wiener | at
The CEO of Mountaire Farms, which paid out more than $200 million for environmental damages and remediation last year, is the second biggest donor to Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action.
RAGA Revenues Continue Their Post-Insurrection Slide
By David Armiak | at
Contributions to RAGA are down compared to the same period in 2019, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce coming in as its biggest donor.
Two Koch-Tied Candidates Vie for Colorado’s New 8th CD
By Don Wiener | at
One of the most highly contested 2022 U.S. Congressional races is in Colorado’s new 8th congressional district. The crowded race includes two candidates with strong ties to the Koch network opposing each other.
Bradley and Koch Cash Fuels Push to Eliminate Wisconsin Income Tax
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
With backing from a myriad of right-wing groups, the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison released a “research report” last month on the need to eliminate the income tax in the state.
How The Koch Network Hijacked The War On Covid
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
As Omicron surges, a shadowy institute filled with fringe doctors appears to be part of big business’ two-year strategy to legitimize attacks on pandemic interventions.
Koch Group Canvasses for Schmitt in Crowded GOP Primary for Open Missouri Senate Seat
By Don Wiener | at
Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action has spent $300,000 for door-to-door canvassing to support Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s U.S. Senate bid, its biggest expenditure yet for the 2022 elections.
ALEC Launches Attack on Banks That Divest From Fossil Fuels
By Alex Kotch | at
At today’s policy summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), state legislative and corporate members unanimously approved a model bill that would penalize companies that stop investing in or financing fossil fuels.