When Mehmet Oz’s Sharecare startup went public last year in a deal valued at $3.9 billion, Koch Industries became its largest institutional investor.
Dr. Oz’s Fortunes Boosted by Koch Investment
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The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial
By Alex Kotch | at
A CMD report exposes the U.S.-based nonprofits most responsible for poisoning the discourse on climate change.
How Dark Money Shaped the School Safety Debate
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
To get America back to work and boost profits, the Koch network and other right-wing money groups have long pushed to return to pre-pandemic schooling.
Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections
By Alex Kotch | at
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.
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.