…most recent anti-worker policies, which was introduced at last summer’s annual meeting, blacklists any company that voluntarily recognizes a union to keep it from qualifying for state economic development incentives….
For-Profit Bail Industry Teams Up with ALEC to Target Charitable Bail Funds
…afford bail with enough cash to avoid being imprisoned while awaiting their day in court. Led by the American Bail Coalition (ABC), the commercial bail industry sees the growth of…
Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience
…cycle, according to its year-end FEC filing. Koch Industries and Koch’s Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed $50 million of that, with $15 million coming from the Waltons, whose fortune…
Koch Injected Nearly $500 Million into Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Between 2018 and 2022
…in some way to our individual companies or to the general welfare of our free enterprise system.” Forty years later, Koch operative Kevin Gentry’s speech at the 2014 Freedom Partners…
ULINE CEO Funnels $4.7 Million into His Restoration PAC Prior to 2024 Elections
…agenda” with the goal of “enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.” However, the PAC has sent millions to groups committed to restricting women’s freedom to control their own…
“Nonpartisan” ALEC Teams Up with Run GenZ to Recruit and Train Young Republican Candidates for State and Local Office
…Nikki Haley. “Run GenZ is going to help grow the next generation of conservative leaders in America by recruiting more young people that believe in free markets, capitalism, and individual…
Republican State Financial Officers Group Doubled Its Revenue After Being Weaponized to Fight “Woke” Capitalism and Sustainable Investing Practices
…— to over $2 million — according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). Prior to 2022, SFOF had only cracked $1 million…
Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” Donor Conduits Move $176 Million into his Network, Higher Education, and Right-Wing Policy, Advocacy, Litigation, and Media Groups in 2022
…Together Trust and the comparable filing for Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, both of which were obtained by CMD. The 2022 filings show that both groups raised tens of millions…
Bradley Funneled $86 Million to Right-Wing Litigation, Policy, Media, Youth Groups, and Higher Education in 2022
…Freedom ($110,000); Alliance Defending Freedom ($824,000); American Legislative Exchange Council ($500,000); Lucy Burns Institute DBA Ballotpedia ($315,500); Consumers’ Research ($50,000); Foundation for Government Accountability ($661,560); Independent Women’s Forum ($305,000); Reason…
ALEC Policy Summit Features Push to Legally Force a Constitutional Convention
…debt “the greatest present threat to our national security” and announced “plans for a bipartisan debt commission to study and propose solutions to begin reducing our debt and putting America…