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Koch brothers convene in a city full of reminders of a...
COLORADO SPRINGS — Drive through the downtown streets in Colorado’s second largest city and you’ll see signs reading “2C” and “Your Tax Dollars At...
Koch brothers wade into Coffman/Carroll race
David and Charles Koch, billionaire owners of Koch Industries, are wading into a Colorado congressional race to support incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman...
The New Yorker probes the Koch brothers’ rebranding efforts
The billionaire industrialist Koch brothers have launched a rebranding campaign and their goal is to make themselves and the circle of rich libertarian donors they've...
Denver TV station pulls biggest political ad order from public site
A company with close ties to Republican Party leaders reserved 1,326 spots in the Denver market this fall, but the station receiving the $740,070 contract removed it from public view when a reporter tried to learn who was footing the bill.
Radio version of Independent’s Koch brothers story has aired on more...
A radio version of The Colorado Independent's story Monday on the Koch brothers influence in environmental politics 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.
The Wizards of Oil: How the Koch brothers influence environmental politics
Koch Industries Inc. 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 most isn't a state at all. It's Washington, D.C.
Dems blast Gardner for accepting Koch cash
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wasted little time linking at least one Colorado congressman to Monday's damning Bloomberg Markets Magazine report on Koch Industries.
Koch family feud finds common ground in funding for Tipton
Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch don't often see eye
to eye with youngest brother Bill. On at least two things, though, they share common ground: A love for Colorado and an eagerness to fund Rep. Scott Tipton's campaigns.
Leaked tape reveals Koch brothers’ conservative donors
A list of billionaire industrialists and conservative magnates that help fund Charles and David Koch’s far-reaching empire was released by Mother Jones magazine Tuesday. The list was culled from an audio recording of Charles Koch announcing high-dollar donors at a retreat in Vail, Colo., in late June.
Koch Industries buys up anti-Koch internet addresses
In the eyes of the American public, Wichita-based Koch Industries is coming to stand more for right-wing string-pulling than for its blockbuster oil and gas business. For years, David and Charles Koch spent millions mostly behind the scenes to advance anti-environmental and anti-labor policies and to attack Democratic candidates for office. In the last two years, however, their expenditures have routinely made news. In the wake of the high-profile standoff in Wisconsin-- where Gov Scott Walker was caught explaining to a prank caller impersonating David Koch his plans to break public employee unions-- Koch Industries has dedicated time and money to mitigate fallout from the politics of the men in charge. The company's website includes an op-ed and a video defending Koch politics. Today comes news that the company has been buying up anti-Koch web addresses as part of its new brand-management strategy.