Investigating Power
For years Wells Fargo was a dues paying member of this club. It appeared to pivot away from ALEC when it told the Center for Media and Democracy in September 2012 that it had not renewed its membership for the following year, but the following year it sponsored ALEC’s 2013 Annual Meeting. It subsequently told Common Cause […]
Campaign Finance, Democracy, Elections
According to the Center for Media and Democracy’s Exposed project (https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/05/27/chicago-billionaire-ken-griffin-now-the-largest-gop-political-donor/), in three previous election cycles—2015 through 2020—”the largest GOP donor had been Sheldon Adelson, a casino owner who, with his wife, Miriam, gave a total of $413 million to Republican federal candidates, party committees, and other super PACs. But in the wake of Adelson’s […]
Democracy, Elections, Extremism, Trump
On Nov. 13, 2020, CNP Action held a workshop titled “Election Results and Legal Battles: What Now?” featuring, among other speakers, Cleta Mitchell, according to an agenda that researcher Brent Allpress provided to the left-leaning watchdog group Center for Media and Democracy, which published it that same month… After that workshop, the group circulated guidance to focus efforts on […]
ALEC, Climate, Economy, Environment
Last week, at the States and Nation Policy Summit held by the American Legislative Exchange Council, Jason Isaac, director of the Koch-funded Texas Public Policy Foundation declared war against “woke financial institutions that are colluding against American energy producers,” according to an email obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. ALEC seems to be taking […]
The video Bejarano saw was obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy through a records request and showed Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, discussing a text message he received about the Utah Jazz player and the Legislature’s stance on critical race theory. “I just got a text last night and I hate to use names, but […]
ALEC, Climate, Economy, Environment
Back to the source: In December, for example, state representatives and industry lobbyists at the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) drafted the model “Energy Discrimination and Elimination Act” — from which the Oklahoma bill took its name, according to the Center for Media and Democracy. An accompanying letter obtained by the Center encouraged states to “fight back […]
ALEC, Climate, Economy, Environment, Koch
According to the Center for Media and Democracy, the Texas law originated from a model bill developed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Koch-connected American Legislative Exchange Council. The New Republic reports that the adoption of a similar law proposed in West Virginia would prop up dying coal companies and burden pension funds with risky investments.
David Armiak is the research director at the Madison, Wisc.-based Center for Media and Democracy. The auditor general’s office giving a blanket statement that it does zero live interviews with the media is “shocking,” said Armiak. He added that he can’t think of “any examples in any other states where [a taxpayer-paid office] would” say […]
ALEC, Climate, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Extremism
This year, Republicans in seven other state houses have introduced legislation virtually identical to Isaac’s bill, requiring contractors to sign pledges promising not to boycott energy companies. West Virginia’s version passed both state houses in March, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. In December, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)’s Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task […]
Campaign Finance, Democracy, Extremism, Trump
Thomas also serves on the board of C.N.P. Action, the political advocacy arm of the right-wing Council for National Policy, according to an agenda from the group’s February 2022 meeting obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.