…a $1 billion plant in China, and investing in Chinese companies controlled by the ruling Communist Party. Corporate Tax Cuts Trump ACA Repeal Americans for Prosperity (AFP), built and financed…
Initiative 1634 Misleads on Grocery Taxes, Preempts Soda Taxes and Tramples Local Control
…as weapons by Big Tobacco in the ’80s and ’90s to stop communities from regulating their deadly product by creating smoke-free workplaces. Vic Colman, Director of Washington’s Childhood Obesity Prevention…
Rep. Taylor and Center for Media and Democracy Rebuff Legal Threat from ALEC Speaker
…September 15, the Intercept reported that Verizon dumped ALEC and issued a statement “Our company has no tolerance for racist, white supremacist or sexist comment or ideals.” https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4834153-Horowitze-Legal-Threat-Letter-Packet-8-17-18.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4834152-Hoffman-Ltr-Re-Response-to-August-17-Letter.html …
Broad Coalition Calls on Corporations to Drop Funding for ALEC Over Horowitz Speeches
…Boehringer Ingelheim, Charter Communications, Chevron, Comcast, Cox Communications, Diageo, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, FedEx, Honeywell, Marathon Oil, Pfizer, State Farm Insurance, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, UPS, and Verizon. Horowitz was invited to…
Watchdog Groups Object to Walker’s ‘Openness’ Award
…of Walker’s former cabinet secretaries, along with other examples of his sorry performance when it comes to openness, make it vital that the FOIC set the record straight. In his…
“Nonpartisan” ALEC Will Celebrate 45th Gala with GOP Stars and Lobbyists at Trump Hotel
…if the Gala Chairs and Committee list is any indication. Lobbyists for big polluters, Michael Morgan from Koch Companies Public Sector and Ken Freeman from Exxon Mobil, are on the…
Trump Attacks on First Amendment Are Un-American
…behalf of those who are marginalized in society. The U.S. commends journalists around the world for the important role they play, and for their commitment to the free exchange of…
Wisconsin GOP Just Nominated ALEC’s “Iron Lady” to Take on Tammy Baldwin
…million. (That group received $1.5 million from Diane Hendricks, chairman of Beloit-based ABC Supply Company, as well as $1.1 million from Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.) In contrast, Nicholson spent…
Koch Subsidiary INVISTA to Build $1 Billion New Plant in China
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has previously reported on Koch Industries’ foray into China with its investment in SINA Corp, a leading Chinese tech company. Now comes the…
Watchdog Groups Call for Access to All Records of SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh
…Democrats. Kavanaugh’s role in President Bush’s controversial torture policy and treatment of War on Terror detainees will likely be a heated issue in his confirmation process. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4741533-Letter-to-Senate-Judiciary-Re-Kavanaugh.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4741532-Letter-to-President-Bush-Re-Kavanaugh.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4741534-SchumerLettertoBushKavanaughDocs.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4741535-Senate-Judiciary-Committe-Minority-Letter-Re.html…