…attention, providing academic legitimacy when called on to testify at hearings, and producing “studies” or model legislation. That legislation often comes in the form of model bills drafted by corporate…
Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests
…the Public Utilities Commission’s general counsel, said the commission had no comment about the appropriateness of specific expenses: “If expenses met the conditions of the permit they were approved; if…
ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism Fighters
…and a primer on Addressing Vendor Contract Language in Regard to Religious Freedom. In addition, 1792 Exchange shares research files, including examples obtained by CMD on abortion travel benefits companies…
Candace Owens’ ‘Blexit’ Operation Bankrolled by Wealthy White Conservatives
…come from a change of mindset.” “Black Lives Matter protests end with rioting, looting, and the destruction of minority communities,” Owens tweeted in 2020. “BLEXIT protests end with 2,000+ black…
Right-Wing Bradley Foundation and Bradley-Funded Groups Paid Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Kelly in 2022
Right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly received compensation from the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation and Bradley-funded organizations in 2022, the Center for Media and Democracy has learned. A 2023 Statement…
Koch-Funded Litigation Group Fights to Protect Covid Misinformation
…against the Biden administration. The complaint in Missouri et al. v. Biden et al. alleges that the federal government coerced and colluded with social media companies to censor misinformation on…
Charles Koch’s Campaign to Make Dark Money Even Darker
…Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an IRS complaint against Koch-controlled groups, including the same group that was fined by California. CREW submitted a related complaint to the Federal…
ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms
…would prohibit state contracts based on a company’s “branding, advertising, statements, explanations, reports, letters to clients, communications with portfolio companies, statements of principles,” and so forth, or even a company’s…
CMD Launches Insurrection Exposed Website
…of widespread voter fraud, embraced Trump’s lies, engaged in efforts to overturn the 2020 elections results, fanned the flames of insurrection, undermined the public’s confidence in free and fair elections…
ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting Misinformation
…“how to winsomely educate, persuasively communicate, and legally defend the equal protection of pre-born Americans.” Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, has compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust, and…