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'Koch brothers'

Strange bedfellows: Me, Secure Arkansas and a constitutional convention UPDATE

Here I go again, agreeing with a fringe political group known for its wackiness — Secure Arkansas. They're right on this one, a proposal for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. UPDATE: The proposal was approved in the state Senate today after an hour of debate.
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Corn through a goose: Or how the legislature is manipulated by special interests

Here's the bigger picture on a good story in the Democrat-Gazette today on manipulation of a Republican legislator by some sketchy characters with sketchy legislation.
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Big River Steel announces $1.2 billion expansion

Big River Steel has announced a $1.2 billion expansion of its scrap recycling and steel production mill in Mississippi County.

Koch billions fight mass transit, including in Little Rock

The New York Times today reports on national efforts, including in Little Rock, by the Koch billionaires to kill tax support for public transit.
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Crossett pollution: Does anybody care besides the newspaper?

There's an outstanding piece of reporting in today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette by Eric Besson and Emily Walkenhorst about pollution at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Crossett. Will it join past investigative journalism in the dustbin?

Complaints filed over Koch-related dark money political spending

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed new complaints against the Center to Protect Patient Rights for alleged misrepresentations on its tax returns.. It has allegedly funneled money to political advocacy groups, including a couple that have spent money on Arkansas political races.
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Why big money conservatives back GOP candidates for attorney general, like Leslie Rutledge

Arkansas conservative money turns up in a Missouri race for attorney general, just another indication of how rich conservatives like the Koch brothers are using state legal officers to wage their war against environmental regulation.

Who poured the money into electing Dan Kemp?

More reporting here on the Judicial Crisis Network, which spent huge sums in Arkansas to defeat Courtney Goodson in her race for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court against Dan Kemp.
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Koch Brothers operative joins Marco Rubio campaign

The establishment continues to scramble to back Rubio in a last-ditch effort to stop Trump.

Tom Cotton leading charge to stop bipartisan criminal justice reform bill

Tom Cotton grandstands against criminal justice reform.
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The growing Koch machine aims at state level influence

Politico continues its reporting on the growth of the Koch billionaires' political machine, now bigger it estimates than the Republican National Committee and its congressional arms.

About the Kochs and criminal justice reform: Self-interest at work?

A new report suggests the Koch brothers have some self-interest — shielding corporations and executives from criminal liability for environmental and financial crimes — in their call for criminal justice system reform.
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