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
Democracy
Wisconsin GOP Hopes to Pull Rug Out from Under New Governor, Rig Key Supreme Court Election in Lame Duck Session
By Mary Bottari | at
On his way out the door, Scott Walker and GOP cronies mull a lame duck session to manipulate Supreme Court elections for partisan advantage.
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.
After Bright Blue Wave, Wisconsin’s Gerrymandered Legislature Already Up to Dirty Tricks
By Mary Bottari | at
The GOP-controlled legislature is scheming to lock in its political control and curtail the powers of the newly elected governor, Tony Evers.
How Tammy Baldwin, Target of $14 Million in Outside Spending, Sent the Koch Brothers and Their Minions Packing
By Mary Bottari | at
Baldwin won with 150,000 more votes than gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and had one of the strongest finishes in the nation, 11 points ahead of her opponent. What was her secret?
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?