Utility Execs Across the U.S. Hit with Criminal Charges in 2020
Major utility corruption scandals rocked three states in 2020, resulting in criminal charges against utility executives and the ouster of House Speakers in Illinois and Ohio.
Economy
Despite Pandemic, Union Membership Rose in 22 States, Including Many Right-to-Work States
Despite steep pandemic-related job losses all around, union workers fared better than non-union workers in 2020, and union membership actually increased in almost half the states.
ALEC Holds Virtual States and National Policy Summit
After canceling its plans for an in-person meeting, ALEC opened its annual policy summit online yesterday to consider a wide variety of measures to limit governors’ power to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, stop a bailout for hard-hit states, and lock in a nine-member Supreme Court, provide trainings to help its overwhelmingly Republican members run better campaigns.
DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Pumped at Least $90 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2019
The preferred funding conduits of the Koch political donor network gave out $165 million in grants in 2019, $90 million of which went to right-wing think tanks, advocacy groups, litigation centers, media outlets, extremists, and climate deniers.
Voters Pass Economic Justice Measures Despite Corporate Opposition
While House Democrats took a hit in the 2020 elections, voters in several states favored progressive policies.
Cities and States Strengthen Clean Energy and Tax Oil in 2020 Ballot Measures
Voters in Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, and California passed ballot initiatives that boost renewables and challenge fossil fuel interests.
Secretive Council for National Policy Closely Tied to Trump
Secretive right-wing Christian group's ties to Trump and GOP go beyond coordinated effort to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, documents show.
Net Worth of Wisconsin Billionaires Jumps $11 Billion Since Pandemic
Spike in wealth – led by John Menard, Jr., Herbert Kohler, Jr., and Diane Hendricks – is five times more than Wisconsin’s $2 billion revenue shortfall, according to a new report.
GOP Politicians and Conservative Groups Set the Stage for Attempted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor
The billionaire family of Education Sec. Betsy DeVos funded a political group that helped organize anti-lockdown protests, and Trump and other GOP figures stirred the pot by claiming Gov. Whitmer is a tyrant.
Koch-Funded Legal Group Pushes to Allow Mass Evictions During Pandemic
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonprofit heavily funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, succeeded in getting the Trump administration to greenlight eviction proceedings despite its eviction moratorium.
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