MIDDAY POSTER: Democracy Dies In Dark Money Ties

Aditi Ramaswami -

The Washington Post recently put out a story about a letter campaign against school mask mandates coordinated by the dark money group Independent Women’s Forum. Central to the piece was a detailed account of the conservative group’s close ties to the Koch network and other high-profile donors.

But the piece failed to mention contributions from several corporate donors — including one awkwardly close to home.

Find out about that and much more in today’s Midday Poster, exclusively for subscribers.

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