From the INQUIRER:
The political movement spearheaded by the increasingly in-the-news billionaire Koch brothers – libertarians who spend vast amounts fighting against unions, government regulation, global warming and other liberal causes – is stepping up its efforts here in Pennsylvania.
Last week, the president of a tea-party-linked political group heavily funded by the Koch oil-and-gas fortune – Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity – told reporters covering the labor unrest in Wisconsin that Pennsylvania is one of three states, along with Ohio and Indiana, where the group plans a push to curb union benefits and power.
Americans for Prosperity, or AFP – the national budget for which has soared to $40 million in the past two years with support from the Koch brothers and like-minded wealthy conservatives – sent another strong signal last week when it announced that former Reading-area lawmaker Sam Rohrer, who was backed by many tea-party groups when he ran for governor in the 2010 GOP primary, will serve as the group’s state executive director…
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