The American Legislative Exchange Council is promoting new model legislation designed to limit awards by juries in injury lawsuits.
ALEC’s New Push to Protect Corporations from Damage Claims
By Don Wiener | at
Featured Investigations
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.
Tea Party Backers Pour Millions into Key 2022 Senate Races
By Don Wiener | at
Right-wing megadonors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein have given $12 million to super PACs during the current election cycle.
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.
Donations Pour in for Trump’s Secretary of State Candidate in Arizona
By Don Wiener | at
First campaign reports from Mark Finchem, a Trump-endorsed insurrectionist, showcases the power of Trump’s disinformation campaign and national small-donor network.
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.
The Right Is Trying to Rewrite the Constitution to Cement Minority Rule Forever
By Alex Kotch | at
Convention of States, a right-wing group led by Tea Party organizer Mark Meckler, says it’s close to achieving enough supermajority control over state legislatures to make sweeping changes to the U.S. Constitution, even though its views aren’t popular.