AT&T joins Verizon in rush to the exit after ALEC featured a far-right speaker at its annual meeting.
AT&T Drops ALEC for Hosting Hate Speech
By David Armiak | at
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ALEC Embraces Trumpism, Climate Catastrophe, and School Privatization at Policy Summit
By David Armiak | at
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
By David Armiak | at
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
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
Koch network groups failed to stop Medicaid expansion measure in three states and lost many of its health care allies.
Koch’s New Super PAC Loses Six of Nine Incumbents in Key Targeted House Races
By Don Wiener | at
Americans for Prosperity Action achieved mixed results in its first general election.
Wisconsin Nice Beats the Politics of Hate and the Scott Walker Money Machine
By Mary Bottari | at
Holy mackerel! Tony Evers will be the next governor of Wisconsin!
ALEC’s Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, Referred to FBI for Circulating Holy War Manual
By David Armiak | at
Will the American Legislative Exchange Council repudiate Rep. Shea’s violent views and demand his resignation as the corporate lobby group’s Washington state leader?
Koch Brothers Are Watching You: And New Documents Reveal Just How Much They Know
By Calvin Sloan | at
Billionaire brothers have built personality profiles of most Americans, and use them to push right-wing propaganda.
Team Koch Steps Up Game with Veterans Astroturf Operation in 2018 Midterms
By David Armiak | at
Concerned Veterans for America has spent millions in support of Republicans in close races that will be decided on Tuesday.
Schimel, Walker Went to Bat for Koch Brothers in Fight for Donor Secrecy
By David Armiak | at
Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel and Gov. Scott Walker had state weigh in on a California legal battle to hide donors to group tied to their biggest political patrons.