Koch Party Delivers SOTU Response
Sen. Joni Ernst giving the GOP response to the State of the Union address is further proof that the Koch political network has become a dominant political force.
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Good Money after Bad, WI GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
The push to end public education in Wisconsin marches on.
WI GOP Moves “Vendetta” Amendment Against Chief Justice Abrahamson
Wisconsin GOP pushes constitutional amendment to strip Chief Justice Abrahamson of her title.
Selma, Ferguson, and the Right-Wing Backlash
“You look out your window and see people protesting, and then look at ‘Selma,’ and it looks similar”
ALEC Fumes: Transparency Threatens Corporate Free Speech!
After spending hundreds of millions of undisclosed funds on state and federal elections, ALEC's corporate members are demanding that state legislators preserve their "right" to anonymously spend money on politics.
Koch-Tied Group Pushes New Union Busting Bill in Wisconsin
Just weeks after Wisconsin's controversial Governor Scott Walker was elected to a second term, a group with ties to the billionaire Koch brothers has launched a new effort to destroy unions.
Fat on Restaurant Cash, Democratic Lawmakers Float Minimum Wage Preemption in IL
Democratic state legislators in Illinois are mulling an effort to thwart Chicago's effort to raise its minimum wage, even as they raise the state wage above the national average. And the state National Restaurant Association affiliate is eating it up.
Billionaires Push ALEC Agenda in Minneapolis School Board Election
Calling for a “reboot” of public education in Minnesota, hundreds of thousands of dollars flowed into the Minneapolis school board elections this November to try ousting an incumbent and to usher in the ALEC education agenda.
Edelman TransCanada Leak: Aggressive PR for Keystone Alt
Leaked documents expose a plan by Edelman for TransCanada to launch an "aggressive" American-style PR campaign to get controversial tar sands oil to refineries in eastern Canada for export.
An Embattled ALEC, Buoyed by Election Results, Lays Blueprint for 2015
Here is what's on ALEC's agenda for 2015.
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