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• ALEC’s New Push to Protect Corporations from Damage Claims

  By Don Wiener | February 7th, 2022 at 3:24 PM (CST)

  The American Legislative Exchange Council is promoting new model legislation designed to limit awards by juries in injury lawsuits.

• Koch Crusade Against Medicaid Expansion Comes to South Dakota

  By Don Wiener | February 7th, 2022 at 1:32 PM (CST)

  Faced with strong public support for a Medicaid expansion ballot measure, Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity is backing an end-run to require a supermajority for passage and trying to change the debate to focus on taxes.

• Bradley and Koch Cash Fuels Push to Eliminate Wisconsin Income Tax

  By Don Wiener and David Armiak | January 10th, 2022 at 2:24 PM (CST)

  With backing from a myriad of right-wing groups, the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison released a "research report" last month on the need to eliminate the income tax in the state.

• Fair Elections and U.S. Constitution Come Under Attack at ALEC Meeting

  By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | December 1st, 2021 at 5:24 PM (CST)

  The American Legislative Exchange Council kicked off its annual policy summit today with a meeting of its secret working group on election suppression and gerrymandering strategies, and an “Academy” on right-wing plans to rewrite the U.S. Constitution.

• Koch Spent Nearly $150 Million in 2020 to Extend His Influence and Promote His Agenda

  By David Armiak | November 29th, 2021 at 4:18 PM (CST)

  The Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute paid out $149.2 million in grants in 2020 to universities, right-wing policy, litigation, and advocacy groups, and other causes, the latest IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy detail.