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Dark Money “Women’s” Group Claims Pivotal Role in 2016 Presidential Election
By David Armiak, February 24, 2020

New report reveals that Independent Women’s Voice, a right-wing group with close ties to the Koch political network, claims to have swung Wisconsin for Trump in 2016 – and will likely try again in 2020.

YouTube Is Promoting Koch’s Climate Change Denial Network
By Alex Kotch, February 20, 2020

A study by Avaaz shows that the company is recommending climate disinformation to users, and much of it comes from groups funded by Charles Koch and his allies.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Is a GOP Bankroller
By Alex Kotch, February 14, 2020

Over the last decade, the deep-pocketed former Republican used his wealth to help give control of the Senate to Republicans.

Conservative Foundations Finance Push to Kill the CFPB
By Alex Kotch, February 13, 2020

Right-wing funders have given nearly $69 million to 11 groups that submitted Supreme Court amicus briefs in support of eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Board, a key reform enacted in the wake of the Great Recession.

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Designed to Chill Campus Protests
By David Armiak, February 12, 2020

The Wisconsin State Assembly passed AB 444, the so-called "Campus Free Speech"

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Dark Money “Women’s” Group Claims Pivotal Role in 2016 Presidential Election
YouTube Is Promoting Koch’s Climate Change Denial Network
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Is a GOP Bankroller
Conservative Foundations Finance Push to Kill the CFPB
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Designed to Chill Campus Protests
Fox in the Henhouse: Koch-Backed Opponent of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chairs Taskforce to Evaluate Its Regulations
Private Prison Giant GEO Group Gives to Super PAC Backing Susan Collins
Charles Koch’s Political Operation Readies for 2020 Election: New PAC Report
Centrist Third Way, Funded by Corporate Interests, Attacks Sanders in Iowa
Pence to Speak at Madison School Choice Event

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There is a "sucker punch" aspect of this entire episode, that has been used in the past, that makes it doubly despicable. The now dead open records issue was so completely outrageous and unexpected that it served its intended purpose – to draw attention away from the many other very contentious and controversial aspects of this budget. And that was exactly what Walker and the majority Republicans wanted to happen.

--Jay Heck, Common Cause in Wisconsin

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