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‘Influence Watch’ Website Launched: Berman, ALEC, Heartland Copy CMD’s Sourcewatch.org Site

By David Armiak | December 20th, 2017 at 2:02 PM (CST)

Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

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Fearing 2018 Democratic Wave, Right-Wing Lobbyists Are Mobilizing Against a $15 Minimum Wage Push

By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey | December 14th, 2017 at 10:44 AM (CST)

Rick Berman, a corporate lobbyist, is busy mobilizing business groups to go on “offense” with the aim of killing minimum wage hikes.

Democracy | Featured Investigations | Koch

Carrying Water for the Kochs, Mackinac Center Misleads on Professional Licensing

By Don Wiener | December 12th, 2017 at 5:38 PM (CST)

The Koch brothers have been on a tear, demanding the roll back of occupational licensing in states, claiming that “government overreach” is creating “barriers to opportunity” for average Americans.

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ALEC Gives Top Award to Legislator Jailed for Trying to Sneak Loaded Gun on a Plane

By David Armiak | December 8th, 2017 at 1:22 PM (CST)

Colorado State Representative Lori Saine (R-63) arrested in route to American Legislative Exchange Council States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville

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GOP Angles for More Campaign Cash, Less Disclosure

By Arn Pearson | December 8th, 2017 at 9:50 AM (CST)

Policy riders buried in tax and spending bills would let in more political money, less light.

ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force

By ExposedByCMD Editors | December 7th, 2017 at 2:36 PM (CST)

The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups: Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Institute.

Credo Delivers Petition to UPS Demanding that It Drop ALEC

By David Armiak | December 6th, 2017 at 3:55 PM (CST)

Credo Action delivered a petition to the United Parcel Service with 84,453 signatures earlier today asking the company to dump the American Legislative Exchange Council.