The SEC has denied ExxonMobil’s request to prevent a shareholder vote on a resolution requiring the oil giant to disclose its political spending, including “dark money” contributions to advocacy groups and trade associations.
Economy
Trump Appoints Stephen Moore, ALEC’s Favorite Economist, to Fed
Stephen Moore, Trump’s most recent appointment to the Federal Reserve Board, has served as the American Legislative Exchange Council’s leading voice for austerity and anti-labor policies for over a decade.
Louisiana Senator Sharon Hewitt, ALEC’s Legislator of the Year, Voted “No” on Equal Pay for Equal Work
The fact that Louisiana has the worst gender pay gap in the nation doesn’t seem to bother her.
ALEC’s New Union-Busting Toolkit Illustrates the Goal Is to Bankrupt Unions Not Protect Workers
ALEC’s post-Janus toolkit inadvertently sheds light on the real aims of the group’s union-busting activities.
ALEC Embraces Trumpism, Climate Catastrophe, and School Privatization at Policy Summit
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.
National Right to Work Committee Mailer Backs Vukmir
Controversial union-busting operation sends letter praising U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir’s stand against “forced unionism,” but reports no spending in the race.
Reporters Memo: Coke and Pepsi Play Hardball in Attempt to Prevent the Spread of Soda Taxes
Big bucks are being spent by the soda industry on ballot measures to ban local soda tax campaigns in Oregon and Washington state.
Heavy-Handed Industry Maneuver to Crush Soda and Grocery Taxes Is on Oregon Ballot
As public health advocates push for soda taxes to battle obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, the soda industry and its allies are playing hardball.
Koch Subsidiary INVISTA to Build $1 Billion New Plant in China
Koch Industries saves enough in one year from GOP tax cuts to pay for the plant, while laying off hundreds of U.S. workers.
ALEC in Disarray
Hatemonger David Horowitz takes center stage at ALEC Conference in NOLA.