Novartis and Mallinckrodt topped the list of ALEC corporations with expensive legal violations last year.
ALEC Big Pharma Members Hit with Billions in Fines and Penalties in 2020
By Don Wiener | at
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Wisconsin Far Right Lawmakers Seek Radical Rewrite of U.S. Constitution…Again
By David Armiak | at
A Convention of States resolution calling for a radical rewrite of the U.S. Constitution is once again moving in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Businesses and Trade Groups Bankrolled Sponsors of Texas’ Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
By Alex Kotch | at
Big companies and trade associations, including several in the medical field, have donated significantly to proponents of a bill that would remove transgender youth from their homes for receiving gender-affirming health care.
Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error.
ALEC-Led Effort to Preserve Conservative Majority on Supreme Court Gains Steam in the States
By David Armiak | at
Faced with the potential expansion of the Supreme Court, the political Right wants to amend the Constitution to limit the Court to nine justices.
ALEC Members Lead Voter Suppression Efforts in 2020 Battleground States
By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch | at
Nearly a decade after losing scores of major corporate sponsors due to its support for controversial voter ID and “stand your ground” laws, one thing is clear: ALEC is back in the voter suppression game.
The Pro-LGBTQ Companies That Helped Elect Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Sponsors
By Alex Kotch | at
A number of Fortune 500 companies and major trade associations have bankrolled the political careers of state legislators who promoted bills banning gender-affirming health care for minors and transgender women and girls in sports.
The Right’s “Dark Money ATM” Launches Funding Stream to Exploit Pandemic for Movement Goals
By David Armiak | at
DonorsTrust, the preferred donor conduit of the Koch political network, has launched a new funding stream to resist public health measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and use the crisis to further its broader policy goals.
Koch Industries Amassed 150 Penalties for State Environmental Violations in 20 States
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have been fined for environmental regulatory violations in every state where they operate over the past 20 years, a new study by Good Jobs First shows.
Right-Wing Groups Unite in Campaign Against Bill to Improve U.S. Democracy
By Alex Kotch and David Armiak | at
GOP-aligned groups are using ads, activist tool kits, social media posts, statements, and letters to Congress to attack the For the People Act, sometimes with falsehoods about its contents.