What are we to make of all the good news and talk of bipartisanship coming from the Koch camp?
Koch Kumbaya: The Billionaire Industrialists Appropriate Frederick Douglass, Pledge to “Do Right”
By Mary Bottari | at
Chambers of Commerce
Meet Scott Beightol: Anti-Worker Corporate Lawyer and Scott Walker’s Lame Duck Pick for UW Board of Regents
By Maxwell Abbott | at
Scott Beightol defends corporations accused of racial, gender, and age discrimination, and employers who want to deny workers medical and family leave.
Goldwater Institute’s Influence Apparent in AZ Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Prop. 207
By Scott Zimmerman and David Armiak | at
The unprecedented ruling was made possible thanks to controversial moves by Gov. Doug Ducey and his GOP allies in the legislature over the past two years.
ALEC’s Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide
By Don Wiener and Mary Bottari | at
ALEC’s “Legislator of the Week” Goes to Bat for Asbestos
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Local Influence in Two Maps
By Calvin Sloan | at
How far does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s policy network extend?
U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections
By Jessica Mason | at
Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Unmasking the Chamber of Commerce Networks
By Calvin Sloan | at
Who are these state chamber lobbyists and what are the trade groups they lead?
Chambers of Commerce Exposed by CMD
By Lisa Graves | at
Video footage of a closed-door webinar provided to CMD reveals Frank Luntz’ firm instructing state chamber of commerce lobbyists to ignore polling that shows Chamber members across the country overwhelmingly support progressive workplace policies including raising the minimum wage, providing paid sick days, and more.
Exposed: Most CEOs Support Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, and More But Chamber Lobbyists Told How to “Combat” These Measures
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Chamber of Commerce lobbyists were instructed on how to thwart local business leaders’ “empathy” for workers and support for popular policies in order to advance national anti-worker agenda.
Big Oil and the U.S. Chamber Fight to Keep Foreign Bribery Flourishing
By Sara Jerving and Mary Bottari | at
In a new lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), big energy extractors are pushing for carte blanche in their interactions with foreign governments.