Donors Trust funneled millions of dollars to controversial causes anonymously in 2016.
Donors Trust, the Right-Wing Secret Money Machine, Doled Out $66.7 Million in 2016
By David Armiak | at
Democracy
GOP wants to flood politics with dark money using hidden “policy riders”
By Arn Pearson | at
Campaign finance reform was once a bipartisan issue. With Koch money flooding into the GOP, those days are gone.
Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws
By Nick Surgey and Lee Fang | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s newest member is Alibaba, a fast-growing Chinese corporation.
CMD’s Mary Bottari Wins Sidney Award for Tracing Billionaires’ Plot to Kill Unions
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Mary Bottari wins March Sidney for “Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public Sector Unions,” published by In These Times.
Revealed: Names of ALEC Lobbyist and Legislator Members
By Jamie Corey | at
The names of hundreds of members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (“ALEC”), details of which are closely guarded by the group, are revealed in a document obtained by Documented through a public records request.
Koch Document Reveals Laundry List of Policy Victories Extracted from the Trump Administration
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey | at
The Koch brothers have won victory after victory in their bid to reshape American government to their interests.
Billionaire vs. Billionaire: Illinois Governors Race Breaking All State Campaign Finance Records
By Don Wiener | at
Three billionaires are pouring on the cash in a campaign finance arms race.
Corporate Criminals Unleashed: Federal Penalties Imposed on Largest Corps Plunged During Trump’s First Year
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
A New Violation Tracker Report
The ALEC Emperor’s New Clothes
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
North Carolina State Rep. Jason Saine Is ALEC’s National Chairman.
Why Are Railroads Funding ALEC?
By Don Wiener | at
Hint: Koch Industries is one of their biggest customers