ALEC passes resolution backed by UPS and FedEx encouraging Congress to allow twin 33-foot trailers on the road.
Truckers Run Over Railroads at ALEC
By Don Wiener | at
Democracy
Wisconsin Schools the Nation on Hypocrisy and Partisan Power Grabs
By Mary Bottari | at
Record-setting early voting is not an emergency — it’s democracy.
Dispatches from COP 24 Climate Change Summit in Poland
By Alex Carlin | at
COP24 meets in Katowice, Poland, Dec. 3-14, 2018.
Former Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske Speaks Out on Electoral Manipulation, Lame Duck Session
By Mary Bottari | at
Geske opposes GOP scheme to move 2020 presidential primary to benefit Justice Kelly in upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
ALEC Lost Membership Worth Over $7 Trillion in Market Cap
By Kert Davies | at
What companies are still members of ALEC besides Koch Industries?
AT&T Drops ALEC for Hosting Hate Speech
By David Armiak | at
AT&T joins Verizon in rush to the exit after ALEC featured a far-right speaker at its annual meeting.
Wisconsin GOP Hopes to Pull Rug Out from Under New Governor, Rig Key Supreme Court Election in Lame Duck Session
By Mary Bottari | at
On his way out the door, Scott Walker and GOP cronies mull a lame duck session to manipulate Supreme Court elections for partisan advantage.
ALEC Embraces Trumpism, Climate Catastrophe, and School Privatization at Policy Summit
By David Armiak | at
ALEC state legislators, lobbyists, and Koch operatives return to Washington, D.C. today for ALEC’s States & Nation Policy Summit to promote an agenda only fossil fuel companies could love.
The Koch Brothers’ Freedom Partners Group Spends $115.2 Million in 2017
By David Armiak | at
Dubbed the Kochs’ “Secret Bank,” Freedom Partners corrals donations from millionaires and billionaires to fund the Koch political operation.
Koch Machine Suffers Major Losses on Its Health Care Agenda
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
Koch network groups failed to stop Medicaid expansion measure in three states and lost many of its health care allies.