…the Union of Concerned Scientists, in a formal statement. “But the company has a lot more to do to set things straight.” Exxon continues to fund the U.S. Chamber of…
Teamsters Vote to Authorize a Strike at UPS
…because of the tax cuts. U.S. icon Harley-Davidson, for example, saw big tax savings, but recently announced the layoff of 800 workers at its Kansas City, Missouri plant, slated for…
ALEC’s Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide
…lawyers say would discourage asbestos claims,” wrote Reuters. The misnamed FACT Act is supported by ALEC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and companies with billions of dollars of liability for…
New Technology Allows Election Officials to Verify Votes Like Never Before—Will It Be Widely Used in 2018?
…last week before Tuesday’s May 8 primary, as well as in Alabama during the finale of ex-Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s failed 2017 U.S. Senate race, another from New…
Wisconsin GOP Was in Retreat and Disarray Before Paul Ryan Raised the White Flag
Wisconsin’s right-wing machine, including U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan, Governor Scott Walker and a host of dark money groups which have gerrymandered the state, passed scores of right-wing policies, lowered wages,…
ALEC Legislator of the Week: Homosexuals and Psychopathic Killers “It’s a Behavior Thing”
…Behavior Thing” Then there is Indiana Republican Rep. Woody Burton, the chair of the Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Taskforce, who was named the ALEC/FreedomWorks “legislator of the week” in…
AG Academy: Republican Attorneys General Get Schooled by Corporate Lobbyists
…conglomerate run by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch — and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform, which works to limit lawsuits against businesses. Koch Industries donated…
Bills to Ban Local Soda Taxes Are Moving In the States, Coke and Pepsi Borrow from the Tobacco Playbook
…is getting help from many of the usual suspects. Affiliates of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have been active in local fights along with restaurant and grocers associations. Front group…
Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has joined the American Legislative Exchange Council, a private group set up for corporations and other interest groups to ghostwrite legislation that is sponsored by legislators…
Revealed: Names of ALEC Lobbyist and Legislator Members
…Duke Energy, the Edison Electric Institute, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, American Gas Association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The…