…to 183 days of learning in reading and 136 to 232 days of learning in math. Big industry groups also fought school closures, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the…
How Dark Money Shaped the School Safety Debate
ALEC Cozies Up with Designated Hate Group Promoting Anti-Abortion Policies
…hears is generated by the ultrasound machine. A divided Supreme Court used its shadow docket to allow the law to stand pending numerous legal challenges shortly before it went into…
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Koch Crusade Against Medicaid Expansion Comes to South Dakota
…expanded healthcare, and environmental standards. Its budget, heavily supported by the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, was $78 million in 2020. Dozens of groups have endorsed the South Dakota…
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RAGA Revenues Continue Their Post-Insurrection Slide
…Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, topped all contributors to RAGA during the second half of 2021, donating $550,285 (or 9%) of its…
Two Koch-Tied Candidates Vie for Colorado’s New 8th CD
…Together Chamber of Commerce), which contributed $6.5 million. ALEC, the corporate bill mill that Saine led at the state level through 2020, is a pay-to-play operation that churns out model…
Bradley and Koch Cash Fuels Push to Eliminate Wisconsin Income Tax
…Americans for Prosperity (AFP)-Wisconsin, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) “applauded” the study and called for Wisconsin to become the 10th state in the U.S….
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How The Koch Network Hijacked The War On Covid
…was to clarify Covid-19 workplace safety standards, the resulting guidelines ended up limited to a small subsection of workers, following months of lobbying by business groups like the U.S. Chamber…
A hospital worker loads dead bodies onto a truck during a Covid-19 surge in Queens, New York. (The New York Times/YouTube)
The Right Is Trying to Rewrite the Constitution to Cement Minority Rule Forever
…legislatures have voted to convene the broad convention it envisions, nine states have passed a convention bill in one chamber, and 18 additional states have active legislation regarding a convention,…
(L to R) Rick Santorum and Mark Meckler want to rewrite the U.S. Constitution to lock in their right-wing ideology. (Credit: David Armiak)
Koch Group Canvasses for Schmitt in Crowded GOP Primary for Open Missouri Senate Seat
…importance of a few key Senate races in determining control of that chamber, as well as Koch’s interest in being an early kingmaker. AFP Action spent nearly $48 million on…
Insurrectionist Mark Meadows Flies to Atlanta to Help Launch Far-Right State Caucuses
…House Freedom Caucus.” The House Freedom Caucus is made up of 44 of the chamber’s most extreme right-wing representatives. Except for Rep. Ken Buck (CO-R) and Rep. Chip Roy (TX-R),…
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