…were significantly stiffened by Congress under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 in order to prevent corruption and its “adverse effect on the proper functioning of American democracy.” The…
Trump May Face Heat for Campaign Finance Crimes
DO THE KOCHS LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL TO TURN A PROFIT?
…American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the State Policy Network (SPN) and Americans for Prosperity (AFP). Both ALEC and SPN advance restrictions on public sector collective bargaining and push so-called “right…
ALEC Legislator of the Week: Homosexuals and Psychopathic Killers “It’s a Behavior Thing”
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has been reporting on some of the bizarre choices for ALEC’s “Legislator of the Week Award.” ALEC, is of course the American Legislative…
Pruitt Plot Thickens: Koch Industries Bought Stake in LNG Giant Cheniere
…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…
ALEC Legislator Fast Tracks a Bill to Block Local Campaign Finance Ordinances in Arizona
…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…
Soda Money Flows Into Cook County Races, But Comes Up Flat
…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…
Bills to Ban Local Soda Taxes Are Moving In the States, Coke and Pepsi Borrow from the Tobacco Playbook
…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…
Campaign Finance Expert, Arn Pearson, Becomes CMD’s New Executive Director
…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, the Right-Wing Secret Money Machine, Doled Out $66.7 Million in 2016
…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…
GOP wants to flood politics with dark money using hidden “policy riders”
…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…
