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Despite losing more than a 100 corporate members because of its past work on controversial voting rights, racially charged issues, and climate denial, right-wing business lobby the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has now staked out new territory on all three in a remarkable shift to the Right for a group that is ostensibly focused on free markets.

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) broke stories about last week's ALEC policy summit, including a new effort to punish banks that divest from fossil fuels, a push to rewrite the Constitution, and more voter suppression.

With the Southern Poverty Law Center, we exposed ALEC for quietly working with allied organizations to defend hate groups and prevent companies from diversifying their staffs and taking liberal stances on social issues. Plus, we obtained the latest tax records from Charles Koch's foundations, and we published a thorough analysis of the nearly $150 million his primary foundation doled out in 2020.

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ALEC Launches Attack on Banks That Divest From Fossil Fuels

At Friday's ALEC policy summit, state legislative and corporate members unanimously approved a model bill that would penalize companies that stop investing in or financing fossil fuels.

ALEC Is Enabling Anti-LGBTQ Hate

ALEC is defending hate groups and working to prevent companies from diversifying their staffs and taking liberal stances on social issues.

Fair Elections and U.S. Constitution Come Under Attack at ALEC Meeting

The American Legislative Exchange Council kicked off its annual policy summit last week with a meeting of its secret working group on election suppression and gerrymandering strategies, and an “Academy” on right-wing plans to rewrite the U.S. Constitution.

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Bari Weiss’ New “Fiercely Independent” University Closely Tied to Right-Wing Koch Network

A group of jilted writers, “canceled” professors, and right-wing think tank fellows, some with links to fossil fuel magnate Charles Koch, is planning to start a university dedicated to “truth.”

Koch Network Makes Rare U.S. Senate Primary Endorsement in Missouri

One of the key 2022 contests for control of the U.S. Senate is the open seat in Missouri, and Americans for Prosperity has already picked its candidate for the GOP primary next August, a full nine months away.

Koch Spent Nearly $150 Million in 2020 to Extend His Influence and Promote His Agenda

The Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute paid out $149.2 million in grants in 2020 to universities, right-wing policy, litigation, and advocacy groups, and other causes, the latest IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy detail.

Senior Investigative Reporter Alex Kotch talked with popular YouTube news show The Rational National about his story on Bari Weiss' right-wing university.

Here's the transcript of U.S. Sen. Shelton Whitehouse's speech on "amicus flotillas," which cites our follow-the-money reporting on the coordinated amicus briefs that right-wing think policy organizations send to the Supreme Court.

CMD's work was cited in local and national outlets:

The New Republic: Conservatives Have a New Bogeyman: Critical Energy Theory
Times of San Diego: As Speakers Urge Transparency, ALEC Chair Defends Keeping Donors Secret
The San Diego Union-Tribune: U.S. voters think the system ‘ain’t working,’ Newt Gingrich says at summit in San Diego
The Young Turks: Charlie Kirk's Troll Farm Seeks $43 Million For Culture War Chest

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Koch Spent Nearly $150 Million in 2020 to Extend His Influence and Promote His Agenda

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