Investigating Power
…global market. Cheniere Energy has been a member of the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and has held a seat on the pay-to-play organization’s Energy task force. An exclusive…
…of Phoenix is considering revising its charter to curb dark money in a similar fashion. HB 2153 is based on an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) resolution that was adopted…
…in Chicago told CMD around the time of the repeal that the American Beverage Association (ABA), the $78 million trade association representing soda firms and battling soda taxes nationwide, indicated…
…American Heart Association and more – are energized to take action as never before on soda and other sugary drinks because new data is showing that consuming sugar in liquid…
…a senior fellow at People for the American Way, focusing on corruption in the Trump Administration and efforts to reduce the influence of big money in politics. His expertise has…
…Donors Trust bankrolls a raft of Koch groups including, $2.6 million to the Koch’s astroturf group the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, $750,000 to Freedom Partners Institute, $150,000 to the Koch…
…and block any rules that would require federal contractors to report their political spending. The rising tide of political spending that has swamped Washington in the wake of Citizens United…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has joined the American Legislative Exchange Council, a private group set up for corporations and other interest groups to ghostwrite legislation that is sponsored by legislators…
…and the Koch’s Americans for Prosperity. ALEC writes model bills for state legislators, SPN think tanks provide intellectual cover and legal briefs and Americans for Prosperity provides the illusion of…
…Organizations American Oversight American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Campaign for Accountability Center for Biological Diversity Center for Media and Democracy Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Defending Rights…