Koch and Arizona State University (ASU)
Full media roundup
*Indicates primary source research or unique perspectives we found helpful.
2017
*5/12/2017: Ducey signs $9.8 billion state budget, Howard Fisher, Capital Media Services
5/8/2017: Legislator: Don't blame us for lousy teacher pay, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
5/6/2017: Arizona's budget battle: Who won and who lost, Alia Beard Rau , Yvonne Wingett Sanchez , Mary Jo Pitzl and Ronald J. Hansen, Arizona Republic
5/5/2017: AZ Legislature approves $9.8 billion budget, pay hike for teachers, Howard Fisher, Capital Media Services
*4/12/2017: Center for Political Thought and Leadership aims to affect political discourse on ASU’s campus, Michael Atencio, ASU State Press
1/24/2017: Devil’s in the details: Living in reality with the Governor’s budget, Clyde Steele, Tuscon Local Media
1/7/2017: 9 times Gov. Doug Ducey made news in 2016, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Arizona Republic
2016
12/28/2016: Doug Ducey was amazing (astonishing, really) in 2016, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
*6/28/2016: Inside Charles Koch’s Plot To Hijack Universities Across America And Spread His Radical ‘Free-Market’ Propaganda, Alex Kotch, AlterNet
6/19/2016: Big men on campus: The Koch brothers’ university donations are a veiled political weapon, Alex Kotch, Salon
6/13/2016: The Decline Of Research At Public Universities Erodes Public Trust, Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
6/9/2016: Does Doug Ducey really wear tights and a cape?, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
*6/3/2016: When universities try to behave like businesses, education suffers, Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
5/29/2016: Universities are the proving grounds of ideas, Ken Mayo, LTE, Arizona Republic.
*5/26/2016: Koch Funded Free Market Universities in Arizona, Interview with Alex Kotch, Sharmini Peries, The Real News Network
5/26/2016: The Koch Bros Right Wing Lab...., Interview with Alex Kotch, The Big Picture with Them Hartmann, RT
*5/23/2016: The Koch Brothers Are Using This State as Their Right-Wing Laboratory, Alex Kotch, AlterNet
5/10/2016: Gov. Doug Ducey signs $9.6 billion Arizona budget, Alia Beard Rau, Arizona Republic
5/10/2016: Ducey (read: the Kochs) scores monster wins in Arizona, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
5/4/2016: Lawmakers actually DID this: $5 million for billionaires; $0 for needy children, E.J. Montini, Arizona Republic
5/4/2016: Our leaders avoid sticking it to schools (for a change), Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
*5/3/2016: Can you honestly blame the Koch brothers?, Elvia Diaz, Arizona Republic
5/2/2016: Koch Money To Arizona Universities Comes Without Conditions, Except For All The Conditions, American Bridge
4/28/2016: More cuts to K-12 schools? Really, Gov. Ducey? Really?, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
4/28/2016: Proof in 4 letters that DeVry connection BOOSTS Arizona universities, E.J. Montini, Arizona Republic
4/28/2016: Arizona Republicans want funding for Koch-backed schools, Ryan Van Velzer and Bob Christie, AP
*4/28/2016: $5 Million Is Going To Koch-Backed Think Tanks In Arizona Universities. Professors Are Angry., Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
4/27/2016: Budget vote delayed over school funding battle, Alia Beard Rau, Ronald J. Hansen, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez & Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic
4/27/2016: Controversial money issue is stalling budget talks, Bud Foster, Tuscon News Now
4/27/2016: At the Capitol: Pause on budget by House reflects members’ concerns, AP / Casa Grande Dispatch
4/27/2016: Ducey, Arizona legislators want millions for academic allies, Yvonne Wingette Sanchez, Arizona Republic
4/27/2016: Koch brothers buying their way into our kids' brains at ASU and UA, E.J. Montini, Arizona Republic
*4/27/2016: Dot by dot, Koch takeover of Arizona is happening, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
*4/26/2016: ALEC Gives Arizona an 'Economic Outlook' Magic Pony Award, David Safier, Tuscon Weekly
4/26/2016: This week, we'll see if education is a priority in Arizona, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
*4/25/2016: $5 Million for 'Freedom Centers', Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed
*4/25/2016: Biz tax cuts, university funds in proposed $9.5B AZ budget, Howard Fischer, Capital Media Services
4/19/2016: Is the AZ Legislature Planning to Give $5 Million to Koch Brothers-Backed "Economic Freedom Centers"?, David Safier, The Range (Tuscon Weekly)
*4/18/2016: Is Ducey paying off ASU's Koch center for endorsing Prop. 123?, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
4/18/2016: State universities slated to get $5M for little-known ‘freedom schools’, Hank Stephenson, Arizona Capital Times
*1/28/2016: To Charles Koch, Professors are Lobbyists, Connor Gibson, Huffington Post
*1/27/2016: To Charles Koch, Universities are Propaganda Machines, Connor Gibson, Huffington Post
1/4/2016: Academia needs 'diversity of ideas', John Hardin (Charles Koch Foundation), Louisville Courier Journal
2015:
10/23/2015: Koch-funded university’s support of AZ Gov Ducey’s school funding plan draws fire, National Education Association
10/14/2015: Education a smart investment even in a down economy, Cooper Temple, The Daily Wildcat
10/8/2015: ASU (read: Koch) lauds Ducey's school plan, Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
10/8/2015: Koch-backed ASU study endorses Ducey's Arizona school-funding plan, Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic
5/20/2015: Kiss Academic Freedom Goodbye: The Koch Brothers Invade College Campuses, American Bridge
5/18/2015: ASU center report: Arizona would be more competitive without state income tax, Eric J. Toll, Phoenix Business Journal
5/14/2015: “Kochtopus” cash and Koch Brothers U. (ASU), Blue Melanie, Blog for Arizona
*5/14/2015: Big news out of Koch Brothers University...ah...ASU, E.J. Montini, Arizona Republic
*5/14/2015: Arizona is being groomed for the eradication of income tax, Donna Gratehouse, Blog for Arizona
*5/13/2015: Ending Arizona's personal income tax is feasible, study says, Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic
2/27/2015: Green McCarthyism: Grijalva smears scientist, Doug MacEachern, Arizona Republic
*1/8/2015: What Might Be In Store for Koch Foundation Money at the University of Louisville, James McNair, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
2014:
12/1/2014: Arizona State University announces new Center for the Study of Economic Liberty, Charles Koch Foundation
*11/28/2014: ASU creates economic-liberty center with $5 million in gifts, Arizona Republic
11/13/2014: Koch Foundation Buys Academic Slots, Marjorie Heins, Academe Blog
11/4/2014: Koch Money on Campus: Who's Getting Grants and For What?, Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy
*9/17/2014: Koch Pollution on Campus: Academic Freedom Under Assault from Charles Koch's $50 Million Campaign to Infiltrate Higher Education, Connor Gibson & Lindsey Berger, Greenpeace USA
*7/30/2014: When universities sell their souls, why do they have to sell so cheaply?, Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
*7/30/2014: Go Teach Pro-Capitalist Propaganda History at Arizona State University, Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns & Money
7/29/2014: Arizona State University announces new center for political thought and leadership, Charles Koch Foundation
7/26/2014: Director Named for ASU's Center for Political Thought and Leadership, Arizona Daily Independent
