Take the Money and Run: Trump Tax Cuts Boost Earnings of ALEC Corps Which Promptly Layoff Workers
Comcast, Eli Lilly, Verizon, Chevron, Marathon, Pfizer, Times Warner, Caterpillar, Altria Announce More Layoffs.
Corporations
Trampling Local Democracy: Beverage Industry Pushes Soda Tax Ban in Harrisburg
You wouldn't watch your kid gobble up nine teaspoons of sugar a day would you?
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
The ALEC Swampland
Though ALEC has an uneasy relationship with President Trump, they haven't hesitated in adopting his "drain the swamp" rhetoric when extolling their plans to amend the federal constitution, repeal workers' rights or gut social safety net programs.
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