…women, accusing the CDC of implementing a policy of “jab first, ask questions later” that he called “completely reckless.” “We don’t have evidence that it’s harmful, but we also don’t…
Charles Koch’s Campaign to Make Dark Money Even Darker
…Naomi Schaffer-Riley, who is affiliated with the Koch-funded American Enterprise Institute and Independent Women’s Forum, presented the lawsuit as an antidote to “woke philanthropy” and “cancel culture.” DonorsTrust, the Federalist…
ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms
…Heritage Action for America, Foundation for Government Accountability, Independent Women’s Forum, America First Works, and Consumers’ Research. Consumers’ Research and the Foundation for Government Accountability were both listed as vice…
Koch’s Political Ground Game Came up Short in 2022
…the vote, now declaring herself an independent. In addition to direct federal lobbying, the group ran social media ads that called out the two senators, encouraging them to oppose what…
ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting Misinformation
…and politicians also intend to debate an Act to Establish a Study on the Commercial Application of Existing Technology to Reclaim and Repurpose Nuclear Fuel Rods. Preserving Forums for Misinformation…
“Dark Money ATM” Injected Right-Wing Groups with $123 Million in 2021
…The anti-Muslim Middle East Forum received $2.5 million, the largest grant among these groups. Middle East Forum “is one of the major roots of the Islamophobia network in America and…
Dispatches From the COP27 Climate Talks in Egypt
…after I stopped. I also made a new friend, Innocent Antoine Houedji, who canvasses in support of women’s rights, children’s rights, and land reform in his home country of Benin,…
New Documents Show ALEC Targeting School Board and Other Local Races
…closed doors. ACCE describes itself as “the nation’s preeminent forum for elected local officials,” even though it has far fewer members than bipartisan groups like the U.S. Conference of Mayors,…
Republican State Financial Officers Bring ESG Fight to Washington
…Panelists are Stephanie Holmes; Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum; and Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement…
RAGA Discloses $3.7 Million in Third-Quarter Revenue with the General Election Just Weeks Away
…RAGA’s spending goes into independent expenditures attacking Democratic AG candidates in the competitive states. RAGA’s largest direct contribution in the third quarter, $1,000,000, went to Brenna Bird, the Republican candidate…