…states, is Koch’s premier astroturf organization, activating people to oppose public sector unions, expanded health care, and environmental standards. Its budget, which is supported mostly by the Koch-funded Stand Together…
More Staff Flee GOP Attorneys General Group After It Doubles Down on Insurrection
…as RAGA’s Director of Operations. I respect your votes, but the direction is not one I can honestly stand behind.” Heath had been working for RAGA since it broke off…
Rand Paul Is Working with ALEC to Suppress the Vote
…the departure of corporate members seeking to distance themselves from ALEC’s role in pushing controversial voter ID and “Stand Your Ground” legislation. However, ALEC revived a secret Political Process Working…
Major Right-Wing Funders Push Supreme Court Case Against Donor Disclosure
…vehicles. These funders include the Charles Koch Foundation, the Charles Koch Institute, Capital Leaders, Stand Together Trust, as well as two preferred donor conduits of the Koch political network: DonorsTrust…
ALEC Big Pharma Members Hit with Billions in Fines and Penalties in 2020
…this model bill in 1995, the same year that Michigan adopted a version, calling it the Product Liability Act. As of 2018, the law, which the Michigan Chamber of Commerce…
Businesses and Trade Groups Bankrolled Sponsors of Texas’ Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
…contributed $427,000 to their campaigns since 2006, including over $77,500 in 2020. https://twitter.com/ATT/status/1197276556529262592 Charter Communications has an LGBTQ “business resource group” and is a member of the National LGBT Chamber…
ALEC Members Lead Voter Suppression Efforts in 2020 Battleground States
…are lead sponsors or co-sponsors of those bills. Nearly a decade after losing scores of major corporate sponsors due to its support for controversial voter ID and “stand your ground”…
The Pro-LGBTQ Companies That Helped Elect Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Sponsors
…for Rural Electrification ($135,000), the Arkansas State Farm Association ($130,000), and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association ($118,000) are all big donors. The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is also a…
Right-Wing Groups Unite in Campaign Against Bill to Improve U.S. Democracy
…campaign finance transparency, wrote a letter to Congress and an op-ed in The Hill. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to the House. The Honest Elections Project, which…
Right-Wing Groups Rally Around Anti-Union Case Argued in Supreme Court Today
…Common Funders In addition to industry groups like the California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, numerous conservative legal centers and think tanks have…