Posts Tagged David Koch

Wealthy Floridians among top donors to pro-Romney super PAC

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.02.12 | 5:21 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A handful of wealthy Floridians are among the top donors to Restore Our Future, a Super PAC associated with Mitt Romney.
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The latest quarterly funding reports were released by the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the Romney campaign is far outpacing its competitors. The pro-Romney Restore Our

Koch-affiliated tea party group promotes School Choice Week rallies

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.18.12 | 3:00 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Florida chapter of the Koch-affiliated tea party group Americans for Prosperity on Tuesday called for people to sign up for rallies affiliated with National School Choice Week, which starts next week More….

Researchers fear pipeline could carry cancer-causing agents into St. Johns River

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.13.12 | 9:30 am | More from The Florida Independent

Environmentalists and researchers have long felt fear when confronted with a proposed pipeline that will carry waste from a Palatka paper mill into the St. Johns River. For at least one scientist, it’s a fear of the unknown.

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New Florida right-wing think tank endorsing Medicaid reform and welfare drug testing

By Ashley Lopez | 12.06.11 | 12:42 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Tarren Bragdon, the president of a new Naples, Fla.-based right-wing policy group, touted the state’s controversial Medicaid reform plans and Florida’s welfare drug-testing law during an event held last week by the American Legislative Exchange Council (known as ALEC).
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Koch brothers story has aired on more than 400 stations, reaching millions of people

By Scot Kersgaard | 11.04.11 | 11:25 am | More from The Colorado Independent

A radio version of The Colorado Independent’s story Monday on the Koch brothers influence in environmental politics More… has now been aired on more than 400 radio stations in more than 30 states. The radio story was produced by Kathleen Ryan for Public News Service.
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New ‘free market’ think tank sets its sights on 2012 legislative session

By Ashley Lopez | 11.02.11 | 3:22 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Just months after opening up shop, a Naples-based “free market” public policy group that has so far declined to disclose the source of its funding has already made inroads with state government, and is gearing up to influence Florida’s 2012 legislative session. More…

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Detailing the Koch brothers’ influence on environmental politics

By Troy Hooper | 10.31.11 | 11:16 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Koch Industries Inc. More… isn’t just in Kansas anymore, Toto.
The nation’s second largest private company and its subsidiaries are also in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and just about every other state in the nation. But the locale where Koch Industries is making its presence felt the

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State lawmaker stands up for Koch owned Georgia-Pacific

By Virginia Chamlee | 10.19.11 | 12:38 pm | More from The Florida Independent

During a Jacksonville city council meeting Monday, state Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, spoke out against a resolution that would delay the construction of a four-mile waste pipeline from Georgia-Pacific’s Palatka mill to the St. Johns River. Ray, who also acts as the executive director of a business association that represents More…