…Project, which has received funding from DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund and of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a project of the Bradley-funded Claremont Institute) Becket Fund for Religious Liberty…
Koch Self-Interest in Criminal Justice Reform, Exposed
…press in recent months for acknowledging that they help fund NACDL (the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), which does much more than promote better funding for underpaid public defenders…
Koch-Funded Special Interest Groups and Utilities Bankrolling ALEC Meeting
…other corporations fund ALEC’s operations generally or fund the travel of lawmakers: Chair’s Level ($50,000) PhRMA State Policy Network Convention of States Vice Chair’s Level ($25,000) Altria Conservation Leadership Council*…
ALEC Invites Politicians to “Plan Your 2016 Agenda” at ALEC Confab in Scottsdale
…on legislation that has already passed in Utah. This bill prescribes a $75,000,000 funding scheme for technology in schools that would siphon funds for public schools and mandate those funds…
How SPN “Think Tanks” Will Spin ALEC’s 2016 Agenda
…Bluegrass Institute. A significant chunk of the funding for SPN and its affiliates flows through Donors Trust and Donors Capitol, which are “donor-advised funds” that give funders an added layer…
Exclusive: Bankruptcy Is a “Huge Opportunity” to Privatize Schools Says EdBuild
…declare bankruptcy to “restructure contracts” and address a $1.14 billion budget shortfall instead of raising revenue to meet the need to fund 21st century schools. He also tried to blame…
ALEC Conference Funding Dominated by Big Polluters
At the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 2015 annual meeting in San Diego, California, dirty energy companies and their supporters–including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Duke Energy–continue to dominate the funding of…
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
…Last June, the federal Environmental Protection Agency took the long-overdue step of limiting carbon dioxide pollution from coal plants. At the behest of its funders, ALEC has been organizing a…
Kochs, Corps, and Monsanto Trade Group Have Bankrolled Group Attacking Dr. Oz
…all funded both ACSH and ALEC. See CMD’s full review of ACSH’s known financial underwriters below: Funder Amount Donated Funding source Years 3M $30,000 2012 Bodman Foundation $90,000 investment…
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” and ALEC’s Local Strategy for Attacking Unions
…the ACCE meeting, noting that defending the laws would be coordinated with the Heritage Foundation, which is funded by the Koch Brothers and numerous corporations that fund ALEC. In recent…