Investigating Power
…the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, with other right-wing foundations chipping in, was $97 million in 2018. AFP initially opposed the 2019 legislation that allowed for the ballot measure,…
…hundreds of member companies, and TikTok is among them,” a TikTok spokesperson told CMD. “We work to help lawmakers understand our company and answer their questions.” Through June 30, the…
…that ALEC has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Businesses, and Senate Republicans to push for sweeping limits on the civil liability of employers for coronavirus-related…
…does not address those policies. Most notoriously, ALEC’s Stand Your Ground model bill, brought to the organization by the National Rifle Association, has resulted in numerous killers avoiding conviction, including…
Eight years after disbanding its task force on Public Safety & Elections due to controversy over its “Stand Your Ground” and voter ID legislation, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…
…“to support efforts to reopen Wisconsin safely after COVID-19.” WMC Foundation is the 501(c)(3) sister organization of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state chapter of the U.S. Chamber of…
…largely funded by the Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, a dark-money trade group founded by Charles Koch and his political network. Koch’s enormous wealth—his current net worth is $50.7 billion—comes…
…The Intercept, in partnership with the watchdog group Documented, leaked recordings from the conference in an April 11 article. “You wanna talk about people who understand and respect law and…
…a fierce backlash for its role in promoting controversial voter ID and stand-your-ground laws, ALEC disbanded its Public Safety and Elections Task Force in 2012, saying, “We must concentrate on…
…police training procedures, hiring standards and use of force policies. “We look forward to working closely with members of Congress on a bipartisan basis to advance these policies and other…
