…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…
Koch Funds BlackRock Bashing…While Profiting from Joint Investments
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…
CRC Advisors Senior Vice President Mike Thompson (left) and 1792 Exchange CEO Paul Fitzpatrick.
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…
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) spoke with former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon (R) at the 2022 Republican Attorneys General Association Fall National Meeting.
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…
Photo credit: R. M. Calamar
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…
Photo credit: AFP Action/Twitter
ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting Misinformation
…Rights Advocate Reason Foundation Salt River Project Save Our States Ukraine (U.S. Chamber) Efforts to Radically Rewrite the Constitution Heat Up This week ALEC summit participants will once again strategize…
Grand Hyatt Washington
Charles Koch Distributes $82 Million to 140 Colleges and Universities
…the Foundation gave in higher education grants in 2021, it invested $3.1 million in right-wing national infrastructure. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation received the largest donation ($817,500), followed by…
Koch Group Fails to Stop Medicaid Expansion Amendment in South Dakota
…Chamber of Commerce—was $78 million in 2020. AFP is not required by law to disclose its funding sources, but Stand Together is required to disclose the groups it funds. In…
Photo adapted from Twitter/Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota
RAGA Discloses $3.7 Million in Third-Quarter Revenue with the General Election Just Weeks Away
…groups such as Koch Industries, Altria, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, primarily to fund the campaigns of Republican candidates for attorneys general. Together with its affiliates Rule of Law…
