The $152 million represents a 27% increase over the $120 million CMD calculated the network brought in almost three years ago.
State Policy Network and Affiliates Raises $152 Million Annually to Push Right-Wing Policies
By David Armiak | at
Environment
Charles Koch’s Shape-Shifting Influence Machine
By Connor Gibson | at
Charles Koch’s massive influence network is undergoing yet another round of restructuring this year.
Financial Firm Cashes in on the Anti-Woke Crusade
By Alex Kotch | at
An anti-woke entrepreneur is attempting to profit from right-wing aggression towards investment firms that take a stand on environmental and social issues.
Abandoning Free Market and Liberty Principles, ALEC Takes on “Woke Capitalism,” Bodily Autonomy, and More at Its Annual Meeting
By David Armiak | at
The ALEC faithful descend on Atlanta this week to take on “woke capitalism,” women’s right to abortion, voting rights, China, Big Tech, the administrative state, and more.
Corporate Media Must Stop Making Ads for Fossil Fuel Companies
By Alex Kotch and Maria Bustillos | at
Even now, when scientists say we’ve done irreversible damage to our planet, corporate and legacy news outlets won’t give up the fossil fuel dollars.
CMD Launches Anti-Protest Lobbying Tracker
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The lobby tracker was created for researchers, journalists, and citizen activists to shed light on the special interests behind the anti-protest bills being introduced in the states that would increase the threat of criminal prosecution for protests and chill free speech.
RAGA’s Pay-to-Play Scheme Exposed in Effort to Kill Methane Fees
By David Armiak | at
Republican attorneys general from 19 states sent a letter to Congress in October hoping to persuade senators to vote against further regulations on highly polluting methane emissions following an American Petroleum Institute briefing to RAGA policy directors.
Republicans, Climate Deniers, and Ranchers Gather on Earth Day to Stop 30×30
By David Armiak | at
Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) hosts the “Stop 30×30 Summit” in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 22. The 30×30 plan has a goal of protecting at least 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030.
The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial
By Alex Kotch | at
A CMD report exposes the U.S.-based nonprofits most responsible for poisoning the discourse on climate change.
Republican Group of State Financial Officers Takes on Woke Capitalism
By David Armiak | at
Republican treasurers, auditors, and staff from 16 states are huddling together with corporate lobbyists and an array of right-wing groups for the State Financial Officers Foundation’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans this week to discuss strategies to combat “woke” policies, fake news, and China.