CMD Releases New Report:

"ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State"

A CMD Special Report Part One:

New Documents Confirm Koch Was on ALEC Crime Task Force Led by NRA

CMD Special Report Part Two:

ALEC's Gun Agenda Flourished with Koch Industries on Board, as with other Koch-Funded Groups

Media Coverage of Mad Cow:

USDA Calls "Misleading," Columbia Journalism Review Calls "Sane"

Headlines

by PR Watcher — May 17, 2012 - 11:02am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2012CONTACT: Sara Jerving, sara@prwatch.org   Watchdog Groups Call for Attorney General Investigationof ALEC Lobbying Activities MADISON -- Today, the Madison-...
by Lisa Graves — May 16, 2012 - 9:58am
PART TWO: ALEC’s Extreme Gun Agenda Was No Secret Since Koch Joined its Board
by Lisa Graves — May 14, 2012 - 1:22am
PART ONE: New documents show that Koch Industries had a seat on the controversial “Public Safety and Elections Task Force” of the American Legislative Exchange Council as of at least 2011.
by PR Watcher — May 16, 2012 - 11:30am
Sentencing for Key Former Walker Aide In John Doe Criminal Probe Delayed Until July The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that sentencing of Darlene Wink, a former county aide to Governor Scott...
by PR Watcher — May 15, 2012 - 10:40am
Politifact on Walker: “No Movement So Far on Promise to Add 10,000 Businesses” During Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s 2010 campaign, he made two related promises. One was to bring 250,000 new jobs...
by Sara Jerving — May 14, 2012 - 3:47pm
An online gun retailer has been criticized for promoting an advertisement for shooting targets that resemble 17-year old shooting victim Trayvon Martin. The target depicted a hooded figure holding...
by PR Watcher — May 14, 2012 - 12:57pm
With the June 5th recall elections less than a month away these are some of the top news stories out of the State of Wisconsin related to the recall.
by Rebekah Wilce — May 14, 2012 - 9:21am
A downer cow at a California dairy was recently found to be infected with an "atypical" strain of "bovine spongiform encephalopathy" (BSE), or "mad cow" disease. There has been some significant media...
by PR Watcher — May 11, 2012 - 1:37pm
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2012 Contact: Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network, 916-216-1082 Syngenta Hired Guns Attack New Documentary PR firm and paid spokespeople mount aggressive response to...
by Mary Bottari — May 11, 2012 - 6:51am
Video was obtained and released by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel less than a month before the June 5th recall election for Wisconsin governor that shows newly elected Governor Scott Walker in a...

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