Eli Broad is one of several mega-billionaires who have spent hundreds of millions on education think tank research and charter schools, shaping current trends in what they call education reform.
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ALEC Union Busting Proposal Defeated in Michigan Lame Duck
Bill’s author never met the threshold for election that he is demanding for union recertification.
Michigan GOP Defies Voters, Rams ALEC, Koch Priorities Through Lame-Duck Session
Unconstitutional voter restrictions, lower wages, less health care, donor secrecy, and union-busting add up to an agenda only the Koch brothers would love.
Truckers Run Over Railroads at ALEC
ALEC passes resolution backed by UPS and FedEx encouraging Congress to allow twin 33-foot trailers on the road.
Dispatches from COP 24 Climate Change Summit in Poland
COP24 meets in Katowice, Poland, Dec. 3-14, 2018.
ALEC Lost Membership Worth Over $7 Trillion in Market Cap
What companies are still members of ALEC besides Koch Industries?
AT&T Drops ALEC for Hosting Hate Speech
AT&T joins Verizon in rush to the exit after ALEC featured a far-right speaker at its annual meeting.
ALEC Embraces Trumpism, Climate Catastrophe, and School Privatization at Policy Summit
ALEC state legislators, lobbyists, and Koch operatives return to Washington, D.C. today for ALEC’s States & Nation Policy Summit to promote an agenda only fossil fuel companies could love.
The Koch Brothers’ Freedom Partners Group Spends $115.2 Million in 2017
Dubbed the Kochs’ “Secret Bank,” Freedom Partners corrals donations from millionaires and billionaires to fund the Koch political operation.
Koch Machine Suffers Major Losses on Its Health Care Agenda
Koch network groups failed to stop Medicaid expansion measure in three states and lost many of its health care allies.