When Mehmet Oz’s Sharecare startup went public last year in a deal valued at $3.9 billion, Koch Industries became its largest institutional investor.
Dr. Oz’s Fortunes Boosted by Koch Investment
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Megadonor Uihlein’s PAC Spends $5 Million in First Quarter
By David Armiak | at
The quarterly filing released Friday for Restoration PAC, the political action committee almost exclusively funded by GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein, shows it brought in $2.6 million and disbursed close to $5 million in the first three months of 2022.
Christian Right to Redeploy Astroturf Strategy Used in Virginia to Win Midterms
By David Armiak | at
At the February meeting of the Council for National Policy, Christian Right activists and donors got a gloating tutorial in astroturfing from rightwing operatives in Virginia who helped Republicans make big political gains there in the 2021 election.
How Far Right Will the AG Race in Wisconsin Go?
By Don Wiener | at
Despite having no prosecutorial experience, a former rightwing state legislator has raised more campaign cash than both a county district attorney and a private practice lawyer competing in the Wisconsin Republican primary for attorney general.
Revealed: The Biggest Voter Suppressor You’ve Never Heard Of
By David Armiak | at
The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, a major funder of rightwing groups promoting the Big Lie about the 2020 presidential election, is also pushing voter suppression policies in states across the country
Don’t Say Roe
By David Armiak | at
At its most recent meeting, members of the secretive Council for National Policy strategized about effective anti-abortion spin for gaining ground in the midterms.
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.
Dark Money Group Spends $100K to Back Sen. Ron Johnson’s Reelection Bid
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
The National Victory Action Fund, a little-known super PAC that has received most of its current election cycle contributions from a dark money group, has disclosed spending $100,000 for digital ads in support of Ron Johnson, the Republican senior senator from Wisconsin now seeking reelection.
Revealed: New Leaders of Council for National Policy Set Extremist Agenda
By David Armiak | at
The secretive Council for National Policy laid out its plans for influencing this year’s midterm elections, abolishing abortion rights, defunding the left, limiting China’s influence, and countering “wokeness” at its first meeting of 2022
How Dark Money Shaped the School Safety Debate
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
To get America back to work and boost profits, the Koch network and other right-wing money groups have long pushed to return to pre-pandemic schooling.