…4.4% of Koch’s overall nonprofit expenditures. Koch’s fleet continues to expand as well. Last year, staff members at Charles Koch’s organization Stand Together Chamber of Commerce founded a new 501(c)(4)…
Court Ruling Could Curtail Koch’s Legal Sleight of Hand on Asbestos Claims
…period, with symptoms generally not surfacing until 10–50 years after exposure, the claims didn’t start mounting until the early 2000s. Now, roughly 3,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with…
ALEC to SFOF Pipeline Unearthed
…Nazism and communism, CMD first reported. Later at the meeting, ALEC’s task forces on Energy, Environment, and Agriculture and Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development voted to adopt the model Eliminate…
Utah State Treasurer Compares ESG Policies to Nazism at Heartland’s Climate Misinformation Fest
…considerations in their investment decisions. Other keynote speakers included politicians such as U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), both outspoken fossil fuel evangelists. Another panel…
Koch Funds BlackRock Bashing…While Profiting from Joint Investments
…Agriculture (EEA) task force, but the full board did not adopt it. In December 2022, ALEC’s EEA and Commerce task forces voted to approve the even more extreme Eliminate Political…
ALEC Expands Private Board of Directors with Woke Capitalism Fighters
…for reconsideration due to a “lack of agreement among members of the ALEC Task Force on Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development.” The American Bankers Association (ABA), state bankers associations and…
Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Activist Leonard Leo Was Top Funder of Republican AG Campaigns in 2022
…for Legal Reform was the second largest donor to RAGA in 2022, CMD found. This affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce focuses on advancing business-friendly legal reforms such as…
Koch Industries Hedges Its Bets With Solar
…came from Koch’s Stand Together Chamber of Commerce. AFP’s primary targets leading up to passage of the IRA were Democratic senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Krysten Sinema of…
ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms
…that embrace climate protection goals. Two ALEC panels comprised of industry lobbyists and Republican legislators, its task forces on Energy, Environment, and Agriculture (EEA) and Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development…
Koch’s Political Ground Game Came up Short in 2022
…Charles Koch’s conglomerate, Koch Industries, and $11 million from the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce. Lobbying Efforts Fizzle With affiliates in 38 states, AFP’s advocacy and legislative arm works…