Politics

Whats Up, Wisconsin: Is the Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity Playing Dirty Tricks with Voters in the Badger State
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro, Guest Blogger It appears that Americans for Prosperity, a group co-founded by the Koch Brothers, may be involved in voter shenanigans in Wisconsin. According to David Catanese at Politico, AFB ?is sending absentee ballots to Democrats in at least two Wisconsin state Senate recall districts with instructions to return the paperwork after the election date...

ALEC Exposed: The Center for Media and Democracy
ALEC Exposed: The Center for Media and Democracy Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights...

Groups Seek Access To Faculty Emails
The Chronicle of Higher Education and other media are tracking attempts by Wisconsin Republicans and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy to obtain the emails of faculty at universities in Wisconsin and Michigan who oppose the elimination of collective bargaining...

ALECs Influence in Virginia Exposed
With the state legislative season set to get under way next month, Virginia offers us a preview of what working family activists are up against. A story  in today’s The Washington Post explores some of the more than 50 bills ?ghostwritten? for Republican state legislators by the extreme conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)...

More Light Shed on ALECs Influence
The spotlight?s been shining pretty bright this week on the right-wing Koch brothers-funded and corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined new information out in recent days and reported that even though Gov...

Call me naïve: Im just hearing of ALECs model state legislation
Tipped by a Justia article by John Dean (and who knew John Dean was an advocate for ?the 99%??), I visited a web site called ALEC Exposed, maintained by the Center for Media and Democracy...

Landlord Tenant Laws and Provisions
State and City Laws Related to Residential House and Apartment Leases

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award
Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

Wisconsin Firm Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products Due
Kraft Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

Siouxland Urology Center
Sued for Potentially Exposing Clients to HIV and Hepatitis