CMD NEWS ABOUT Koch

• State Supreme Court Allows Alaska Campaign to Recall Governor Dunleavy to Move Forward

  By Don Wiener | May 11th, 2020 at 12:44 PM (CDT)

  Friday’s decision puts Koch-darling Dunleavy back in the hot seat after allowing Americans for Prosperity to run his budget-cut roadshow last year angered voters.

• Right-Wing Out-of-State Funders Bankroll Anti-Union Campaigns in Ohio

  By David Armiak | May 8th, 2020 at 1:55 PM (CDT)

  National deep pockets backing GOP and corporate interests have pumped more than $9 million into the Buckeye Institute and the Freedom Foundation, the two groups leading attacks on public employee unions in Ohio.

• ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19

  By David Armiak and Alex Kotch | April 30th, 2020 at 3:16 PM (CDT)

  Documents obtained by CMD show the extent of the corporate lobby group’s role in pressuring the states to force a rapid reopening of the economy despite strong public resistance and health concerns.

• Ohio’s Buckeye Institute Uses Coronavirus to Push Its Budget Cuts Wish List

  By Don Wiener | April 30th, 2020 at 9:53 AM (CDT)

  The Koch-funded policy group calls for broad cuts to Medicaid, education, and water quality protection on top of Governor DeWine’s hiring freeze and budget cuts.

• While Nation Focused on Impeachment and the Coronavirus, Koch Continued to Lobby to Stop Climate Legislation

  By Don Wiener | April 22nd, 2020 at 1:37 PM (CDT)

  Koch Industries spent $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 on lobbying Congress to block climate progress, weaken environmental protections, and protect its bottom line.