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CMD Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Prosecutors’ Appeal in John Doe II Corruption Case
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UPDATE Koch Candidates? Where Is the Koch Machine Spending in 2016 So Far
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Kochs’ Grassroots Leadership Academy Training Astroturf Army
…fully underway, many of these rightwing activists are already out on the streets, iPads in hand, i360 apps open, knocking on doors in an attempt to mobilize Republican or independent…
Is the EPA Being Pressured on Atrazine? New Findings of Environmental Concerns about Syngenta’s Crop Chemical Removed from EPA Site
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ALEC Appoints New Chair To Climate Denial Task Force
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ALEC’s 2016 Agenda Moving in the States: A Snapshot
…and the National Federation of Independent Business. ALEC and it’s “Jeffersonian Project,” a new 501(c)(4) arm, are lobbying for it. Throughout U.S. history, the Constitution has only been amended through…
U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections
…has gotten seemingly independent sources to mouth its talking points. The Chamber has also worked through ALEC to pressure state lawmakers against strengthening state-level false claims laws, as shown in…