Why Are Railroads Funding ALEC?
Hint: Koch Industries is one of their biggest customers
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Carrying Water for the Kochs, Mackinac Center Misleads on Professional Licensing
The Koch brothers have been on a tear, demanding the roll back of occupational licensing in states, claiming that "government overreach" is creating "barriers to opportunity" for average Americans.
GOP Tax Bill Will Trigger Fiscal Crisis, Conservative Group Warns
SPN group says a multitrillion-dollar bailout of cities and states will be needed if Congress eliminates the SALT deduction.
ALEC Corporate Members Lay Off Over 12,000 Workers in 2017
Pharma leads the Way.
ALEC May Want to Reconsider This "Legislator of the Week" Award
This year's legislator of the week has trouble defining rape.
Spike in Private Equity Political Spending Spares Loophole in GOP Tax Plan
New research by CMD shows private equity political spending soared to almost $100 million in 2016 election cycle.
The Kochs Purchase a Stake in SINA, the Chinese Telecommunication Company
Are the Koch brothers following in the footsteps of father Fred?
Koch Troops Queasy About Killing State and Local Tax Deduction to Fund Tax Breaks for the Rich
Koch-funded groups are split on a key issue in the tax debate.
Koch Demands Corporate Welfare From One of America’s Poorest Cities
The Koch Brothers talk a good game against “corporate welfare," but have received some $363 million in taxpayer subsidies.
ALEC's Corporate Sponsors Top Nation's Lawbreaker List
Fourteen of the pay-to-play group's biggest corporate funders are among the 100 worst federal violators since 2000.