…Preference for Military Experience In 2022, AFP Action helped elect several congressional candidates with military backgrounds. Backing from Koch’s PAC helped Rep. John James (R) of Michigan’s 10th Congressional District…
“Nonpartisan” ALEC Teams Up with Run GenZ to Recruit and Train Young Republican Candidates for State and Local Office
…partnership through its advocacy arm, ALEC Action, does nothing to insulate ALEC from that prohibition since ALEC exclusively controls and largely funds it. ALEC Action (legally registered with the IRS…
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
…($4.5 million); Stand Together Foundation ($2 million); Yes. every kid. ($2 million); John Quincy Adams Society ($1.1 million); Stand Together Fellowships ($500,000); and the Charles Koch Foundation ($200,000). $26.3 Million…
Bradley Funneled $86 Million to Right-Wing Litigation, Policy, Media, Youth Groups, and Higher Education in 2022
…Impact Fund. The group doesn’t have a web presence but is run by John Tillman, who also chairs the Illinois Policy Institute (the SPN affiliate in Illinois), along with the…
Dispatches from the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai
…ocean. The drought in the ocean is a drought of no dust. Plant life that is in the ocean lives in water so it doesn’t need rain. But because it…
DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022
…Court Justices are current or former members of the organization: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito. The next largest DonorTrust grant —…
New Report Reveals Big Oil’s Playbook to Silence Climate Protests
…recent investigation by CMD contributor Alleen Brown and former Grist fellow John McCracken published in collaboration with Grist exposed in granular detail how companies like Enbridge pay for the arrests…
Nearly 700 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion. Is One of Them Yours?
…Sen. John Albers GA HB481 (2022) current Georgia Rep. Jon Burns GA HB481 (2022) current Georgia Rep. John Carson GA HB481 (2022) current Georgia Rep. David Clark GA HB481 (2022)…
Vulnerable House GOP Freshmen Voted to Kill Funding for Clean Energy Projects in Their Own Districts
…President Biden’s most significant legislative achievements to date. While Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Juan Duarte (R-CA), John James (R-MI), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), and Brandon Williams (R-NY) were…
Tobacco Giant Altria Buys Access to ALEC Lawmakers, Urges Deregulation
…Committee Ohio State Rep. Angela N. King (R) – member of the Ohio House Public Health Policy Committee Ohio State Rep. Jim Thomas (R) Oklahoma State Rep. John Kane (R)…