…Attorney General Luther Strange 03:45 We’ll also hear Chet Thompson, the President of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association. Chet has nothing but so I’m not going to belabor…
New Grants Announced: ED Continues to Pour Millions into Charter School Black Hole
…markedly worse—and charters were subject to little transparency or real accountability. Meanwhile, at the American Legislative Exchange Council, corporate lobbyists, special interest groups, and legislators turned their attention to vouchers—another…
The Koch Connection in the Scott Walker John Doe Documents
…2012. The Guardian documents also illuminate the activities of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the shadowy “grassroots” arm of the Koch political machine. In February 2012, David Koch told the Palm…
GOP Attorneys General Held Private Meetings with Fossil Fuel Lobbyists on Exxon Investigation
…summit hosted by the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) in Colorado, and included representatives from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), organizations which…
Supreme Cover-Up: How the Wisconsin Justice System Failed in the Walker John Doe
…its offshoot Citizens for Strong America, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), Jobs First Coalition (a shell group tied to American Federation for Children’s Scott Jensen, the former Speaker of the…
Scott Walker John Doe: Corporate Checks Fueled Coordinated Campaign
…III on April 3, 2012. A $10,000 wire was sent to WCFG from JB Hunt the trucking company in June 5, 2012 say prosecutors. The American public, both Democrats and…
Fossil Fuel Industry Paid for Meetings with GOP Attorneys General to Plan Attack on Clean Power Plan
…American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), American Chemistry Council, America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), Devon Energy, Edison Electric Institute, Georgia Power, National Mining Association, NextEra Energy, Nuclear Energy Institute,…
The Independent “Women’s” Voice? Most Known Donors Are Men
…Americans. And, internal documents revealed that one of it’s goals was to divide black Americans over gay rights and to “to ‘sideswipe’ President Barack Obama by depicting him as a…
Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice Use “Independent” Brand to Push Right-Wing Agenda to Women Voters
…groups like David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity and the American Legislative Exchange Council. CMD’s analysis also shows that between 2001 and 2014, DonorsTrust and DonorsCapital Fund–funding entities with ties to…
Expedia Latest to Exit ALEC
The Guardian is reporting that the online travel company Expedia has dumped the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The Center for Media and Democracy has been flagging Expedia’s financial support…