Arizona “Ground Zero” for Koch Attack on Public Education
Universal Vouchers for Families of All Incomes on the Arizona Ballot in November 2018.
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Coal Lobbyist Hosted Fundraisers for Senators Evaluating His Nomination for Top EPA Post
Andrew Wheeler, a coal lobbyist, is the nominee for deputy administrator at the EPA. His confirmation vote is expected on Wednesday.
The ALEC Emperor's New Clothes
North Carolina State Rep. Jason Saine Is ALEC's National Chairman.
Why Are Railroads Funding ALEC?
Hint: Koch Industries is one of their biggest customers
Chicago’s “Independent” Project Six Funded By Illinois Policy Institute
CMD uncovers that Faisal Khan's Project Six is funded almost totally by the Illinois Policy Institute.
Fracking Lobbyists Plan to Spend Big at Trump Hotel
The fracking lobby will host its annual “Congressional Call-Up” event at the Trump International Hotel in March.
Retribution and Revenge in the Wisconsin John Doe
The long running criminal investigation into whether or not Scott Walker and deep-pocketed dark money groups illegally coordinated the expenditure of some $30 million to win the 2012 recall elections should be old news by now.
Contempt of Court: Trump’s Judicial Blitz Betrays His Hostility to Rule of Law
President Donald Trump’s open hostility to the functioning of federal government has been painfully obvious for months.
‘Influence Watch’ Website Launched: Berman, ALEC, Heartland Copy CMD’s Sourcewatch.org Site
The Capital Research Center (CRC), a right-wing opposition research group with deep ties to PR spin doctor Richard Berman and bankrolled by the $800 million Bradley Foundation, launched an “Encyclopedia of the Left” inspired by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)’s Sourcewatch.org this month called Influence Watch.
Fearing 2018 Democratic Wave, Right-Wing Lobbyists Are Mobilizing Against a $15 Minimum Wage Push
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey
Even before Democrat Doug Jones’s unlikely win in the race for an Alabama Senate seat, Republicans were worried: There could be a wave of Democratic victories ahead, a backlash against President Donald Trump, in next year’s elections. The wave could carry with it a raft of pushes for progressive policies. But the right is girding itself for the fights they see coming up. One such fight could emerge over increasing the minimum wage.