…an official “plan.” “CFG: -Make nice with RSLC -Lock down $ commitments from RGA, RNC, AFP now -Take Koch’s money -Get on a plane to Vegas and sit down with…
Fossil Fuel Industry Paid for Meetings with GOP Attorneys General to Plan Attack on Clean Power Plan
…copies of conference materials, most stamped “confidential,” that were emailed to state attorneys general who attended the summit and obtained by CMD through public records requests – offer the first…
Coveted Records Exemption Wrong for Wisconsin
…is a monthly column distributed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (www.wisfoic.org), a nonprofit group dedicated to open government. April Barker, the Council’s co-vice president, is an attorney with…
Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice Use “Independent” Brand to Push Right-Wing Agenda to Women Voters
…theIndependent Women’s Forum, admitted in a speech to potential 2016 donors at a David Horowitz Freedom Center retreat. “Our value here and what is needed in the Republican conservative arsenal…
Expedia Latest to Exit ALEC
…Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, Hotwire, and CarRentals.com. This is only a sample of the 200+ travel booking sites in over 75 countries that Expedia currently operates. It is unclear whether…
The Anti-Transparency Agenda Hailed Inside ALEC
…Republicans had “shut down” a government run amok that had resorted to early morning military raids to suppress the First Amendment rights of “free market supporters” (i.e., ALEC allies and…
AARP To Drop ALEC after Members’ Outcry
…statement comes just days after the Center for Media and Democracy reported that AARP had joined ALEC and was a sponsor of ALEC’s 2016 Annual Conference. AARP joins more than…
ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal, and Other Corporate Funders
…ALEC’s “Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development” Task Force is presenting a combined version of its long-standing “Right to Work” Act and Public Employee Choice Act. The new version has been…
Policy Matters, but RNC Has Little to Say to Cleveland
…Medicare, and would prevent investment in communities and jobs. What kind of federal policy would help this beleaguered city? In search of some answers, the Center for Media and Democracy…
Gingrich Audio on Donald Trump
…whole continuous noise.” https://soundcloud.com/cmd-sourcewatch/some-weird-combination-of-the-kardashians At 40:47 Gingrich: “Now, how we make the transition from, you know, language for fourth graders to real policy I don’t know. And by the way,…