AFP is targeting Democrats in swing districts, foreshadowing attack ads its super PAC will likely run next year.
Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Launches Nationwide Campaign to Oppose Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
By Don Wiener | at
Economy
The Food Industry Is Shaping the Principles of Scientific Integrity, Study Says
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The food industry has been trying to revise the standards and principles by which science is conducted in ways that benefit industry.
The Right’s “Dark Money ATM” Launches Funding Stream to Exploit Pandemic for Movement Goals
By David Armiak | at
DonorsTrust, the preferred donor conduit of the Koch political network, has launched a new funding stream to resist public health measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and use the crisis to further its broader policy goals.
Right-Wing Network Opposes Initiative to Increase Charitable Giving During Pandemic
By Alex Kotch | at
A coalition of conservative groups funded by private foundations and donor-advised funds is denouncing a plan to make those foundations and funds pay out more of their endowments to charity.
Koch-Funded Groups Back Anti-Union Bills in the States, Oppose Pro-Union Legislation in Congress
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
Anti-union forces are on the offensive again in the states, but are playing defense this year at the federal level.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Gave $119,000 to Congress Members Who Voted to Overturn the Presidential Election
By Don Wiener | at
So far, SpaceX has not joined other major aerospace and technology companies in suspending its political contributions to Members of Congress who voted against certifying the presidential election results.
Parler Is Now in the Hands of a Right-Wing Activist Seeking a Radical Rewrite of the Constitution
By Alex Kotch | at
Mark Meckler, an ally of the Mercer family who co-founded the Tea Party Patriots and runs Convention of States Action, is one of two people currently in charge of the far-right social media app Parler.
New Right-Wing Litigation Center Working to Upend COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions, Fight Unions
By David Armiak | at
American Juris Link, a new right-wing legal center with close ties to the State Policy Network, is actively working to track and support right-wing legal challenges to upend COVID-19 health restrictions, fight workers’ rights to unionize, and coordinate legal strategies and amici.
RAGA Raised $1.6 Million as Republican AGs Challenged Election Results
By David Armiak | at
The Republican Attorneys General Association raised $1.6 million between November 24 and December 31 last year as Republican attorneys general challenged election results, its latest IRS filing discloses.
Utility Execs Across the U.S. Hit with Criminal Charges in 2020
By Don Wiener | at
Major utility corruption scandals rocked three states in 2020, resulting in criminal charges against utility executives and the ouster of House Speakers in Illinois and Ohio.