…by the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, was $57 million in 2019. The infrastructure plan’s latest price tag is now $1.7 trillion, with Biden having cut out $500 billion…
Despite Covid, Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Continues Assault on Medicaid
…Chamber of Commerce, was $57 million in 2019. An estimated 205,000 uninsured Missourians could get health care under expanded Medicaid, which would raise the income limit for program eligibility. The…
ALEC Big Pharma Members Hit with Billions in Fines and Penalties in 2020
…U.S. territories had sued Mallinckrodt, the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the U.S. Over several years, the $1.6 billion will enter a trust fund, along with payments from other opioid…
Businesses and Trade Groups Bankrolled Sponsors of Texas’ Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
…proposed legislation is part of a seemingly coordinated wave of anti-trans bills being proposed by Republican politicians around the U.S. who are seeking to make transgender rights a dominant culture…
The Pro-LGBTQ Companies That Helped Elect Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Sponsors
…for Rural Electrification ($135,000), the Arkansas State Farm Association ($130,000), and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association ($118,000) are all big donors. The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is also a…
Right-Wing Groups Unite in Campaign Against Bill to Improve U.S. Democracy
…campaign finance transparency, wrote a letter to Congress and an op-ed in The Hill. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to the House. The Honest Elections Project, which…
Right-Wing Groups Rally Around Anti-Union Case Argued in Supreme Court Today
…Common Funders In addition to industry groups like the California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, numerous conservative legal centers and think tanks have…
Alaska Senator Mum on Haaland Vote, Has Financial Conflict of Interest
…brother is a vice president. Among its many brands is ValvTect, which describes itself as “the leading U.S. supplier of fuel additives to fuel distributors,” and Specialty Polymer Coatings, which…
Right-Wing Network Opposes Initiative to Increase Charitable Giving During Pandemic
…Education Sec. Betsy DeVos, promoted Michigan’s “Operation Gridlock” protests and teamed up with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her lockdown orders. ALEC filed an…
Despite Pandemic, Union Membership Rose in 22 States, Including Many Right-to-Work States
…increase in the union membership rate,” BLS said. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce speculates that, “as the economy eventually grows, the percentage of union members in the workforce likely will…