…“to support efforts to reopen Wisconsin safely after COVID-19.” WMC Foundation is the 501(c)(3) sister organization of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state chapter of the U.S. Chamber of…
Koch-Backed Groups Fight to Block Ohio COVID-19 Bailouts, Despite Crushing Pandemic Deficits
…largely funded by the Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, a dark-money trade group founded by Charles Koch and his political network. Koch’s enormous wealth—his current net worth is $50.7 billion—comes…
U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Join Voter Suppression Group to Discourage Mail-In Voting
…The Intercept, in partnership with the watchdog group Documented, leaked recordings from the conference in an April 11 article. “You wanna talk about people who understand and respect law and…
ALEC Legislator Introduces Bill to Suppress the Vote in Ohio
…a fierce backlash for its role in promoting controversial voter ID and stand-your-ground laws, ALEC disbanded its Public Safety and Elections Task Force in 2012, saying, “We must concentrate on…
CMD Joins Civil Rights Leaders in National Day of Mourning for George Floyd and Racial Injustice
…police training procedures, hiring standards and use of force policies. “We look forward to working closely with members of Congress on a bipartisan basis to advance these policies and other…
Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity Opposes Bailout of State and Local Governments Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
…is almost entirely supported through the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce with other right-wing foundations chipping in, was $96 million in 2018. AFP views the $1 trillion that would…
Funding Hate: How Online Merchants and Payment Processors Aid White Nationalists
…clear, there is no place for hate and violence in any form on the Wave platform.” Neo-Nazi hate store PzG Inc. uses American and Russian payment processor Ecwid to sell…
Wisconsin Coronavirus Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capital
…chamber of commerce and close ally of the state Republican party. WMC is one of the largest dark money spenders in the state and was infamously investigated in bipartisan “John…
Groups Aligned with Right-Wing Megadonors Are Promoting Coronavirus Protests
…limiting the Commerce Clause, and requiring a supermajority to impose federal taxes. Additional right-wing groups have been working on their own Article V plans, which have been coordinated through ALEC…
CMD Files Lawsuit Against IRS for Refusing to Release Tax Records for 18 Right-Wing Groups
…Chamber of Commerce JM Foundation Judicial Education Project Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Mercer Family Foundation Sarah Scaife Foundation Searle Freedom Trust Stand Together Foundation Over the next month and…