…group showing overwhelming support for maternity leave, paid sick leave, raising the minimum wage. That survey of 1,000 executives was commissioned to help the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its…
Weaponized Philanthropy: Document Trove Details Bradley Foundation’s Efforts to Build Right-Wing “Infrastructure” Nationwide
…master chart listing all U.S. states and scoring their infrastructure needs can be found here and below. The documents also reveal that Bradley is bankrolling groups across the nation that…
The Koch Caucus Continues Its Assault on Healthcare
…American healthcare. The Koch brothers have contributed large sums of money to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and have invested heavily in the “Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce,” an…
Gorsuch Would Move the Supreme Court in the Wrong Direction on Money in Politics
…at a boutique D.C. corporate law firm representing corporate clients—including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—in anti-trust, class action, and securities lawsuits, before briefly joining the Department of Justice under George…
Utilities Cementing Influence with GOP Leadership Via Fundraisers
…of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Greg Walden, and an evening event benefiting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sponsors of the event will pay $5,000 each according to the…
Pruitt Emails Show Close Ties to the Koch-Funded ALEC
…Chamber of Commerce claim that agencies like EPA are “regulating” outside the normal rule making process when they are sued by environmentalist groups, like Greenpeace and Sierra Club, for not…
Secret Scott Walker John Doe Leak Inquiry Underway
…and prohibited even under the 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling shutting down the John Doe. (Moreover, Marquette Law Professor Ed Fallone points out that U.S. Supreme Court decision this week…
Republicans Are Fundraising Off America’s Healthcare Misery
…we’re going to go,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health. As long the future of health care remains undecided, the…
Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump’s Liaison to Congress
…the Koch Brother’s Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the political fund organized by the Koch Brothers to advance their far-right, pro-corporate, anti-environmental agenda. While the group describes itself as a…
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
…several local Chambers of Commerce have gone to court to block the first phase of the law’s implementation scheduled for January 1. That phase would raise the wages for more…