…the Game with Independent Expenditures,” the kind of election spending that is not supposed to be coordinated with electoral candidates. COSC’s conferences and webinars, coupled with the U.S. Chamber’s avenues…
Highlights of Luntz Poll of American CEOs Shows Broad Support for Progressive Policies
…website COSC “provides a forum for exchanging professional experiences, information and best practices, and insight and ideas to chamber executives.” It works closely with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which…
Exposed: Most CEOs Support Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, and More But Chamber Lobbyists Told How to “Combat” These Measures
…their families and the businesses that employ them,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which has pioneered this country’s leave policies. “We have…
WAR on Voters: Big Money Streams into WI Supreme Court Race with No Disclosure
…thanks to a recent law change, the supposedly “independent” group is now allowed to coordinate directly with its favored candidate without disclosing that coordination to the public. The secret money…
Barring Plastic Bag Bans, another ALEC Law Takes Aim at Local Democracy
…de-authorized the use of the substance in baby bottles, even though the EU has banned the product in response to health concerns raised by experts independent of industry.) The National…
House Republicans Get Secret Briefing from Koch Veterans Group
…be independent think tanks but which actually advance a common national agenda that buttresses the Koch-ALEC agenda. Roy is also advising Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. Four more CVA staffers rounded…
Koch-Fueled Playbook against Working Families Exposed by CMD
…to peddle the repeal. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) also weighed in; despite claims that it just represents small businesses, it has received big sums from—you’ll never guess—Kochs’…
Koch Daddy and the Nazis, a Revealing History from Jane Mayer
…aspire toward–while attacking Roosevelt‘s New Deal policies, programs his most prominent sons have assailed and sought to undermine in this modern era. As CMD wrote in 2014: “Some women and…
Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap
…SPN) The Cato Institute (Koch network) Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions (Koch network, SPN) National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center (Koch network, DT/DCF) National Right to…
Scott Walker’s Legacy of Double-Dealing for Friends and Donors Revealed in New John Doe Emails
…the auspices of Judge Barbara Kluka focusing on the Walker campaign’s potentially illegal coordination with independent big money groups. Prosecutors were looking at both express advocacy groups and so-called issue…