…to ALEC. Common Cause found that legislative language in Louisiana is commonly copied and pasted from the ALEC “model bills,” making the group’s influence “extremely prominent.” “Shining a light on…
ALEC Drafts Model Resolution to Pat Itself on the Back
…voluntary membership association.” CMD has yet to see to see a version of this resolution get passed, but keep an eye out for one in your state come September. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4639663-Draft-RESOLUTION-ALEC-45th.html…
ALEC Sets the Table for Gerrymandering, Union Busting, Protecting Fossil Fuels, and Privatizing Schools
…for students who live in majority low-income economic development zones. Given the cost of a private school education, the likely effect would be to subsidize the ability of middle- and…
Reform Groups Call for a Criminal Investigation of the Trump Foundation
…Center for Media and Democracy, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Common Cause, Demand Progress Action, End Citizens United, Free Speech For People, and Public Citizen. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4623261-Trump-Foundation-IRS-Letter-FINAL-7-26-18.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4623266-NY-AG-Letter-to-IRS-Re-Trump-Foundation-6-14-18.html…
Kochs Spread Wealth Widely on State Candidates
…A fraction of that commitment is visible here. Much of Team Koch’s expenditures are made on i360, its data analytics company, which compiles information on the “199 million active voters”;…
Koch Justice: Billionaires Seek to Expand Influence over Law Enforcement and Courts in 2018
…flown under the radar. A careful search of state campaign finance databases and Koch Political Action Committee (KochPAC) filings reveal that the Koch network has identified and pumped money into…
Bradley Foundation Funds Web of Climate Change Deniers
…energy and the environment.” (Manhattan Institute for Policy Research GPR, February 23, 2016) An example of this “success” can be found in the work of CEPE senior fellow Mark Mills,…
Democrats Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act to Combat Dark Money “Poison”
…The Institute for Free Speech (IFS), for example, is funded by conservative donors — such as Richard Uihlein and the Koch brothers — who support Republican candidates and may not…
Trump’s Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Government Workers, Good Paying Jobs
…state workers; they cannot be used for political action. Justice Alito wrote that the free rider problem was not a “compelling state interest.” “Weaponizing” the First Amendment Dissenting justices portrayed…
The West Coast Soda Wars Threaten to Engulf the Nation
…the ’80s and ’90s to stop communities from regulating their deadly product by creating smoke-free workplaces. Now 12 states ban smoke-free ordinances and experts say preemption itself is the public…