…and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—many of which have ties to the Koch brothers’ political network. David Koch ran for Vice President in 1980 on a platform that included privatizing…
How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society at the Height of Its Attacks on Martin Luther King
…on the isolationism of a competing flank of the far right movement, but he made no similar gesture expressing any opposition to its long-standing, high priority anti-civil rights agenda, which…
ALEC Invites Politicians to “Plan Your 2016 Agenda” at ALEC Confab in Scottsdale
…industry representatives–such as state chambers of commerce–to consider likely costs to corporations if a state implements new environmental policies; it’s basically a way for corporations to veto the public’s will…
Scott Walker’s Legacy of Double-Dealing for Friends and Donors Revealed in New John Doe Emails
…house did not stand up to scrutiny when an audio tape of the search was released as CMD detailed. Efforts to reach out to John Hiller and Cindy Archer for…
Solar Fight in Florida Heats Up with Mysterious Donor
…Clean Energy, $76,000 Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, $50,000 Florida Faith And Freedom Coalition Inc., $125,000 Florida Council For Safe Communities, $20,000 Floridians For Government Accountability, $61,750 Let’s Preserve…
Koch Brothers Backing Misleading Anti-Solar Campaign in Florida
…Power Company – $80,000 Tampa Electric Company – $75,000 Powersouth Energy Cooperative – $30,000 Outside Group Funding to “Consumers for Smart Solar”: National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) – $50,000…
Exclusive: Bankruptcy Is a “Huge Opportunity” to Privatize Schools Says EdBuild
…public’s expense. — EdBuild contacted CMD/PRWatch to complain that Sibilia’s quote was inaccurate and taken out of context. We stand by our story and have added a video showing her…
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
In a year with unprecedented rightwing dominance in state legislative chambers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has continued to wreak havoc in states across the country–despite an ongoing exodus…
More Corporations Flee as ALEC Rolls Out Its Legislative Agenda
…when it was founded. ALEC was created in 1974 after U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawyer Lewis Powell called for corporations to fund a new infrastructure to push the corporate agenda…
Edelman Makes a Climate Change Pledge, But Forgets About ALEC
…was facing extreme public pressure in 2012 for its role in promoting Stand Your Ground legislation across the country, the same legislation which delayed the eventual arrest of George Zimmerman…