A conservative Latino advocacy wants Republican presidential
candidates who espouse anti-immigrant rhetoric to know that they’ve gone
too far.
The LIBRE Initiative, a conservative Latino advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, issued “an open letter to all Americans”
on Wednesday to reject extreme immigration proposals, like ending the
practice of birthright citizenship and insisting on mass deportation.
Over the weekend, at a political conference
organized by the Koch Brothers where mega-donors and Republican
presidential candidates rubbed elbows, Charles Koch compared his
network’s influence over U.S. elections to past “freedom movements.”
Over the weekend, at a political conference
organized by the Koch Brothers where mega-donors and Republican
presidential candidates rubbed elbows, Charles Koch compared his
network’s influence over U.S. elections to past “freedom movements.”
The billionaire mogul Koch Brothers have made headlines in recent months for two reasons: the staggering amount they plan to spend backing conservatives in the 2016 election, and their push for an overhaul of the nation’s criminal justice system.
Leading climate scientists and museum experts called on science and natural history museums to “cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry
and funders of climate science obfuscation” in a letter released Tuesday. Specifically, they singled out David Koch.
The anti-government billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, who helped
bankroll the Republican majorities in the U.S. House and Senate, reportedly plan to spend $889 million over the next two years in order to ensure their favored
candidates control the entire American government after the 2016
elections. In recent weeks, the historically private duo has mounted something of a mediacharmoffensive,
attempting to frame themselves as not as partisan Republicans but as
fiscally conservative, social libertarians eager to defend individual
liberty.
In their corporation lifetimes, Lyondellbasell, Kinder Morgan, Solvay, and Valero have contributed a combined $5.4 million to influence Texas elections.
“Kansas has some of the greatest potential for wind energy in the United States, but the future of wind in Kansas depends upon the continuation of the RPS,” Davis said in an email. “If Kansas were to repeal the RPS, it sends a very strong message to the wind industry that we are not open for business, and you will see people back away from Kansas in a big way.”
