…our daily lives and environment,” said Arn Pearson, CMD’s executive director. “We’re working to shine a light into the dark corners of ALEC’s policy making.” For more on ALEC’s annual…
New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas
Koch, Bradley Money Fuels Trump’s Right-Wing Echo Chamber
…group’s news website, “The Daily Signal”; Bridgett Wagner, vice president of policy promotion; Maria Sousa, digital director; Lyndsey Fifield, social media manager; and Jessica Anderson, vice president of Heritage Action…
Franklin’s Right-Wing Watchdog.org Rebrands as The Center Square
…for the Heritage Foundation’s site, now called The Daily Signal, which at its launch proudly boasted of its role supporting union-busting activities. A CMD analysis concluded that the Wisconsin Watchdog…
Who Bankrolls Tucker Carlson’s Hateful Propaganda? Why the Kochs of Course.
…Carlson’s mini media empire. The Koch Caller? The Kochs have long underwritten The Daily Caller. Previously, CMD reported that the Kochs gave $805,512 to The Daily Caller News Foundation between…
American Federation of Teachers Targets Mass Incarceration, Private Prison Profiteers
…For instance: Wellpath, owned by H.I.G. Capitol, provides medical and behavioral health services in 38 facilities reaching 250,000 patients. According to the Daily Beast there are over 140 lawsuits against…
Time for a Clean Sweep at the Capitol
…public records in to the light of day. Politicians should not be allowed to destroy public records at will. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) deletes his calendar daily so you…
Reporters Memo: Coke and Pepsi Play Hardball in Attempt to Prevent the Spread of Soda Taxes
…before and after the implementation of Philadelphia’s tax and found that daily consumption of soda decreased by 40 percent and energy drink by 64 percent, while consumption of bottled water…
Goldwater Institute’s Influence Apparent in AZ Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Prop. 207
…the Arizona Daily Sun. Even the Goldwater Institute flagged Bolick’s activist leanings. “As his record makes clear, Bolick is not an advocate of ‘judicial restraint’ or minimalism in the constellation…
The West Coast Soda Wars Threaten to Engulf the Nation
…after the implementation of Philadelphia’s tax and found that daily consumption of soda decreased by 40 percent and energy drinks by 64 percent while consumption of bottled water increased by…
Democracy on the March in the Badger State: 10 Democrats Vie to Take on Scott Walker
…to not worry about Trump or get so caught up in the daily Trump drama that they forgot about the hard work that needed to be done. “I know you…
