…Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, proved to be pivotal, particularly in 2008 when an incumbent Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court was defeated in a nasty, vicious, scurrilous campaign in which…
Arizona “Ground Zero” for Koch Attack on Public Education
…Schools Arizona. But the ads are not stopping. Governor Ducey’s big backers, like the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, have started a new group called the “Arizona Education Project” and recently…
Coal Lobbyist Hosted Fundraisers for Senators Evaluating His Nomination for Top EPA Post
…the No. 2 slot at the agency. His confirmation hearing was in November; the Senate panel approved his nomination, but it never went before the full chamber for a final…
ALEC Backs Extreme Climate Denial, Constitutional Rewrite, Corporate Wish List at Nashville Summit
…team Trump’s negotiations on Korean trade and NAFTA. A Draft Resolution Urging the Presidential Administration and Congress to Support Continued U.S. Participation in the U.S.–Korea Free Trade Agreement urges the…
Cleaning Up the Courts, Citizen Hearings at Three Locations in Wisconsin
…written by one of the state’s biggest spenders in Supreme Court elections, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 2009 case called Caperton v….
SCOTUS Prepares to Hear Case that Could Put an End to Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering and One Party Rule
A case challenging the partisan gerrymandering of Wisconsin legislative districts will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3. The court has a historic opportunity to curb the…
Big Coal Burns Bright at ALEC Conference
…the fracking industry had received billions of dollars in public subsidies. You could hear a pin drop in response. And on the docket today is the consideration by the Commerce,…
Bradley Foundation Fueled “Independent Women’s Forum” Campaign Against Paid Sick Leave Laws and More
…from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and two women (Tammy McCutchen and Diana Furchtgott-Roth) from outside IWF, plus the group’s top leaders (Carrie Lukas and Sabrina Schaeffer, who has since…
WILL’s Faulty School Voucher Study Cheered by Other Bradley Funded Groups
…how the Bradley-funded echo chamber operates to inflate questionable claims and stave off critics. The Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is perhaps best known for its advocacy of private…
The Men Who Sold the World: Kochs Call the Tune for Trump, GOP on Climate
…in force to support Pruitt’s nomination. Other Trump cabinet appointees are also closely allied with the fossil-fuel industry, including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Attorney General Jeff…