Over the last decade, the deep-pocketed former Republican used his wealth to help give control of the Senate to Republicans.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Is a GOP Bankroller
By Alex Kotch | at
Democracy
Conservative Foundations Finance Push to Kill the CFPB
By Alex Kotch | at
Right-wing funders have given nearly $69 million to 11 groups that submitted Supreme Court amicus briefs in support of eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Board, a key reform enacted in the wake of the Great Recession.
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Designed to Chill Campus Protests
By David Armiak | at
Modeled after a similar measure drafted by the right-wing Goldwater Institute, the bill imposes mandatory disciplinary sanctions on anyone under the jurisdiction of an institution “who engages in violent or other disorderly conduct that materially and substantially disrupts the free expression of others.”
Fox in the Henhouse: Koch-Backed Opponent of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chairs Taskforce to Evaluate Its Regulations
By David Armiak | at
The Koch anti-regulatory political network has given $63.6 million to groups that taskforce chair Todd Zywicki has held senior level positions in since 2008.
Private Prison Giant GEO Group Gives to Super PAC Backing Susan Collins
By Alex Kotch | at
The recent donation is one of many contributions that GEO Group has made via its subsidiaries, potentially skirting federal campaign finance rules.
Charles Koch’s Political Operation Readies for 2020 Election: New PAC Report
By Don Wiener | at
Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action has reported receiving nearly $6 million this quarter, bringing the total raised in 2019 to $14.16 million.
Centrist Third Way, Funded by Corporate Interests, Attacks Sanders in Iowa
By Alex Kotch | at
Third Way, a think tank funded by the likes of Amgen, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Reynolds American tobacco, is warning Iowa voters about the democratic socialist candidate.
Pence to Speak at Madison School Choice Event
By David Armiak | at
Vice President Mike Pence will speak at a capitol rally organized by groups linked to school privatization advocates like the Bradley Foundation and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders
By Alex Kotch | at
Yesterday, the billionaire-funded Club for Growth Action released an ad criticizing Sanders’s health care and climate change policies.
Ohio’s Right-Wing Buckeye Institute Goes National
By Don Wiener and Arn Pearson | at
The Ohio-based Buckeye Institute has nearly doubled its revenues in recent years and is increasingly taking its pro-corporate fights to other states.