The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.
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Koch Invested $127.5 Million in Building Right-Wing Infrastructure in 2018
Two-thirds of the money Charles Koch Foundation distributed in 2018 went to universities and colleges.
Revenue for State Policy Network and State Affiliates Tops $120 Million
The State Policy Network and its main members have collectively brought in annual revenues of over $120 million in the most recent tax year reported, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Koch Network Dominates SPN Annual Meeting Attendees
Right-wing policy network gathers in Colorado Springs to advance anti-labor, climate denial, and anti-disclosure agenda.
Massachusetts Law Could Blunt the Effect of Janus’s Attack on Unions
On September 19, the Massachusetts legislature overrode Republican Governor Charlie Baker’s veto of a bill that would help public employee unions maintain dues-paying members.
Bradley Foundation Funds “Opt-Out” Campaign to Cripple Public Sector Unions
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation pumped more than $5.6 million dollars into right-wing anti-labor groups efforts in 2018.
Koch-Backed Tech Group Behind Tool Used to Push Union Opt-Out Campaigns
The Lincoln Network is behind online technology called “Edunity” that is being deployed to encourage teachers and other public sector union members to leave their unions.
Franklin’s Right-Wing Watchdog.org Rebrands as The Center Square
The Center Square purports to be a service to states without a partisan agenda, but it is actually a new coat of paint on the Bradley-backed Watchdog.org that was central to the infrastructure promoting conservative ideas often unbeknownst to its audiences.
Corporate-Funded Groups Continue Campaign to Cripple Public Sector Unions
Right-wing groups sue union in Illinois to collect millions in retroactive “fair share” fees.
Right-Wing Funded Groups Battle New State Governors
Get ready for the cookie-cutter studies and crooked statistics.