State Supreme Court Allows Alaska Campaign to Recall Governor Dunleavy to Move Forward
Friday’s decision puts Koch-darling Dunleavy back in the hot seat after allowing Americans for Prosperity to run his budget-cut roadshow last year angered voters.
Economy
Right-Wing Out-of-State Funders Bankroll Anti-Union Campaigns in Ohio
National deep pockets backing GOP and corporate interests have pumped more than $9 million into the Buckeye Institute and the Freedom Foundation, the two groups leading attacks on public employee unions in Ohio.
Foreign-Owned Entertainment Company Lands Federal COVID-19 Loan
Cinedigm, which is owned by a Beijing-based private equity firm, received a $2.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan in April.
ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19
Documents obtained by CMD show the extent of the corporate lobby group’s role in pressuring the states to force a rapid reopening of the economy despite strong public resistance and health concerns.
Ohio’s Buckeye Institute Uses Coronavirus to Push Its Budget Cuts Wish List
The Koch-funded policy group calls for broad cuts to Medicaid, education, and water quality protection on top of Governor DeWine’s hiring freeze and budget cuts.
Funding Hate: How Online Merchants and Payment Processors Aid White Nationalists
Amazon, DonorBox, and Stripe are among the well-known companies that are helping white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups sell goods and raise money, increasing the likelihood that more hate crimes inspired by their ideas will occur.
Wisconsin Coronavirus Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capital
Protesters eschew masks and social distancing to protest Governor Evers’s stay-at-home order and back a Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce plan to reopen businesses at a capitol rally promoted by right-wing groups.
Anti-Coronavirus Lockdown Rally in Ohio Led by Trumpists and Tea Party Members
The billionaire-backed libertarian group FreedomWorks is promoting the protest on its new Reopen America webpage.
While Nation Focused on Impeachment and the Coronavirus, Koch Continued to Lobby to Stop Climate Legislation
Koch Industries spent $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 on lobbying Congress to block climate progress, weaken environmental protections, and protect its bottom line.
Groups Aligned with Right-Wing Megadonors Are Promoting Coronavirus Protests
FreedomWorks and Convention of States Action, both with Koch network ties, have new initiatives to promote state-based protests against COVID-19 social distancing measures.
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