Investigating Power
…contributions, and its disclosure requirements. They broke the law. The Legal Standard at Play The law of the land at the federal level and in most, if not all, other…
…its offshoot Citizens for Strong America, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), Jobs First Coalition (a shell group tied to American Federation for Children’s Scott Jensen, the former Speaker of the…
…that bears his name, apparently sent two $1 million corporate checks from Menards Inc. to WCFG in June 2011 and April 2012. Walker boasts in an email on June 14,…
…Troutman Sanders, U.S. Chamber for Legal Reform, the State Policy Network and Peabody Energy. According to materials reviewed by CMD, since 2015 RAGA has received at least $100,000 from ExxonMobil,…
…connected the dots between ALEC and the Stand Your Ground legislation, exposed ALEC’s role in fueling climate change denial, and documented how ALEC’s pay-to-play operations corrupt the American legislative process….
…to retain corporate sponsors in the years after its ties to “Stand Your Ground” gun bills were revealed. More recently, its role in spreading disinformation about climate change science has…
…the issue, and our previous story, Seven Faces of NRA/ALEC-Approved “Stand Your Ground Law.” It was CMD that connected the dots, documenting the role of ALEC in pushing Stand Your…
…ALEC’s “Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development” Task Force is presenting a combined version of its long-standing “Right to Work” Act and Public Employee Choice Act. The new version has been…
…industry and revealed lobbyist efforts to hide Chamber of Commerce members’ overwhelming support for raising the minimum wage and providing paid sick leave, among other groundbreaking investigations. CMD’s work has…