…Americans’ abilities to make informed choices in the face of immense pressure. He did not conform to the prevailing orthodoxies about aspects of the pandemic that we now know were…
GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter
…with the goal of “enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.” Given that the PAC is committed to funding radical anti-abortion groups, Uihlein’s vision of “all Americans” living in…
U.S. House Anti-Woke Caucus Targets Programs Benefiting Minorities
…bring into this world generate new prosperity across America,” Trump congratulated the attendees. “For that, we are in your debt.” Right-wing organizations also recognize that the Commerce Department’s longstanding agency…
ALEC Pushes Anti-Union Playbook
…it drew widespread criticism from big business and conservative think tanks. A joint friend-of-the-court brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by Charles Koch’s right-wing advocacy group Americans for Prosperity…
Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience
…Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) is registered as a “hybrid” PAC with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which means that it can operate as a traditional PAC by…
Koch Still Funding Last Stand Against Medicaid Expansion
…the country. After his appointment on November 30, Masterson wasted no time in denouncing Medicaid expansion on a right-wing radio show. Koch-backed groups like ALEC and Americans for Prosperity (AFP)…
ULINE CEO Funnels $4.7 Million into His Restoration PAC Prior to 2024 Elections
…agenda” with the goal of “enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.” However, the PAC has sent millions to groups committed to restricting women’s freedom to control their own…
Supporters of Tort Reform in Iowa Accused of Manufacturing a Crisis
…malpractice cases in Iowa involving severe injury or death. Tyler Raygor, director of Iowa’s American for Prosperity (Iowa AFP), and Drew Klein, director of the group’s Des Moines branch, lobbied…
Koch Industries Plant Shutdown Sends Florida Town Hit by Hurricane Reeling
…to provide Foley mill workers with severance pay and insurance, which the company was already doing. The closing and the governor’s response to it came before the Koch network—specifically, Americans…
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
…astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity (AFP) received the largest grant — $60 million — followed by its associated super PAC, Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), which received a grant…