…Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act.” In June, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed the act into law, after vetoing a similar bill last year. With ALEC’s assistance, similar bills have…
Common Cause Exposes ALEC Influence in Louisiana
ALEC Sets the Table for Gerrymandering, Union Busting, Protecting Fossil Fuels, and Privatizing Schools
…focuses on “uniform standards for determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor,” but is designed to establish a very broad definition of independent contractor that lets…
KochPAC Rarely Gives Money to U.S. House Democrats…Except to These Four
…H.R. 1431, which would have undermined the ability of the Science Advisory Board to provide independent, objective, and credible scientific advice to the EPA. Outgoing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt later…
‘Law and Order’ Trump Is Soft on Corporate Crime and Wrongdoing
…and women” from the scourge of “American carnage.” But even as the Trump administration ramps up “zero-tolerance” policies against street crimes and immigration, it has gone soft on enforcement policies…
State Policy Network Unleashes Wave of Front Groups to Attack Public Union Membership
…its Liberty Justice Center (now independent). The site claims that unions are trying to be “tricky” and they are “political” so the site can assist one in getting unions to…
Democrats Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act to Combat Dark Money “Poison”
…from 59 senators. DISCLOSE Act Would Shine a Light on Dark Money The 2018 Senate bill comes out of the gate with all Senate Democrats and both Independents supporting it….
U.S. Supreme Court Decision a “Roadmap” for a Ruling on Partisan Gerrymandering Case
…act. “Every one of us should be demanding that our legislators and our governor call special or extraordinary sessions to pass non-partisan independent redistricting reform now–before the 2018 and 2020…
Who are the 2018 Koch Candidates?
…to VoteTipton.com. Tipton also received $5,000 from KochPAC to his Taking An Independent Perspective Together For Our Nation PAC. Rep. Ken Buck (R-04): $5,000 contributed by KochPAC to Buck for…
Novartis and Cohen: Two of a Kind
…a group of women who had worked as sales reps for Novartis in the United States filed a lawsuit saying they were discriminated against in pay and promotions, especially after…
Carper, Whitehouse Sound Alarm About Unreleased Communications Between Pruitt and Special Interests
…recused from particular matters. See 5 C.F.R. §2635.502(a). By regulation, the DAEO may undertake an independent assessment of the facts, at any time, of your compliance with the rules. The…
