Inside ALEC’s push against transparency laws and link to Wisconsin’s criminal investigation surrounding Scott Walker.
The Anti-Transparency Agenda Hailed Inside ALEC
By Chris Taylor | at
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Koch Money Trail Reveals Great Interest in 2016 State Elections In WI, OK, and TX
By David Armiak | at
The Kochs have invested money and network resources in state races in Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
AARP To Drop ALEC after Members’ Outcry
By Jessica Mason | at
AARP will drop its membership in ALEC, which has a long history of peddling bills that harm the interests of retirees and other Americans.
Casino Dollars Now Funding ALEC
By Nick Surgey and Jessica Mason | at
Centaur Gaming, which runs casinos, horse tracks, and off-track betting parlors in Indiana is a Vice Chair-level sponsor of the ALEC 2016 Annual Meeting.
ExxonMobil Top Sponsor at ALEC Annual Meeting
By Nick Surgey | at
ExxonMobil is listed as a top corporate sponsor of the ALEC meeting, taking place this week in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Black Lives, Blue Lives, and the Fight Over Criminal Justice in America
By Mary Bottari | at
The RNC and the DNC present very different perspectives on Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform.
ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal, and Other Corporate Funders
By Jessica Mason and Lisa Graves | at
Corporate bill mill ALEC will push bills to protect failing charter schools, silence political speech, and more. Preview the ALEC 2016 agenda.
Koch Brothers’ Fingerprints Can Be Found All Over GOP Convention
By Mary Bottari | at
Though the Kochs have indicated they are staying out of the presidential election their fingerprints are all over the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.
Policy Matters, but RNC Has Little to Say to Cleveland
By Mary Bottari | at
The American Dream is in trouble in cities like Cleveland, but RNC platform fails to speak to the issues.
Koch Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse: Special Report on Reentry and Following the Money
By Ralph Wilson | at
While the Kochs press for criminal justice “reforms,” allies in the Koch network try to get a piece of the pie from other reforms intended to help ex-cons with their “reentry” into society.