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• Bill to Criminalize Environmental Protests in Wisconsin Heads to the Assembly Floor

  By David Armiak | October 10th, 2019 at 7:43 AM (CST)

  The Wisconsin State Assembly will convene for the first time this fall today to consider a bill backed by the oil industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council.

• Backlash Against Koch Agenda Leads to Recall Drive Against Alaska Governor

  By Don Wiener and Arn Pearson | October 3rd, 2019 at 4:59 PM (CST)

  Grassroots opposition to draconian budget cuts orchestrated by the Kochs’ influence machine gain steam, putting Governor Dunleavy’s political future in question.

• Massachusetts Law Could Blunt the Effect of Janus’s Attack on Unions

  By Don Wiener | September 23rd, 2019 at 3:08 PM (CST)

  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.

• Wisconsin Legislators Seek to Criminalize Climate, Environmental Protests with Latest Bill

  By David Armiak | September 16th, 2019 at 2:22 PM (CST)

  The Wisconsin bill echoes similar "critical infrastructure protection" model bills pushed out by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Council of State Governments over the last two years.

• Convention of States Fires Up Base for Push to Rewrite U.S. Constitution

  By David Armiak | August 23rd, 2019 at 1:37 PM (CST)

  Right-wing group holds its first "Leadership Summit" in Colonial Williamsburg as part of drive to radically curtail the federal government's ability to safeguard civil rights, protect the environment, and regulate big business.