…Chamber Institute for Legal Reform contributed $250,000 each, making them the second largest RAGA donors in the first quarter. Charles Koch’s conglomerate and the U.S. Chamber’s legal arm have consistently…
U.S. House Anti-Woke Caucus Targets Programs Benefiting Minorities
…within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In addition, the SBA offers counseling, training, and funding for minority-owned businesses. President Biden has greatly expanded outreach and access to small disadvantaged businesses…
Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience
…cycle, according to its year-end FEC filing. Koch Industries and Koch’s Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed $50 million of that, with $15 million coming from the Waltons, whose fortune…
Koch Still Funding Last Stand Against Medicaid Expansion
…over $2 million between 2017 and 2021 through his personal foundation and Stand Together Fellowships, formerly known as the Charles Koch Institute. Koch’s political operation opposed the ACA and fought…
Koch Injected Nearly $500 Million into Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Between 2018 and 2022
…by the donor conduits. Funding was channeled through the Charles Koch Foundation, Stand Together Trust, Stand Together Fellowships, and Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, with the foundation contributing the most…
Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” Donor Conduits Move $176 Million into his Network, Higher Education, and Right-Wing Policy, Advocacy, Litigation, and Media Groups in 2022
In 2022, Stand Together Trust and Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed over $176 million to groups in Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” constellation of nonprofits as well as to higher…
Constitution in the Crosshairs: The Far Right’s Plan for a New Confederacy
…amendments to the Constitution that would lock in conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court, impose Congressional term limits, hamstring federal spending, severely limit the Commerce Clause (the basis for…
ALEC Policy Summit Features Push to Legally Force a Constitutional Convention
…needed and making it more difficult for counties trying to finance policies and programs unfunded by state legislatures. Gutting Regulations In the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force, members…
Dispatches from the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai
…I understand your concern for prioritizing immediate actions to address today’s real and present harm from legacy CO2 emissions. While it’s challenging to assign a specific numerical ranking, I can…
Koch’s Super PAC Endorses and Will Canvass For Nikki Haley
…super PAC spent, $20 million came from Charles Koch’s conglomerate, Koch Industries, and $26.5 million from the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce. AFP Action is the third largest Republican-aligned…