Research finding · 2026-09-18
WinAg donors and the IACI network: Simplot, Bayer and Amalgamated Sugar
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Research finding · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Primary official portal transcription; historical and current data distinguished.
Connection research · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Primary organizational relationships verified; published roster may lag current appointments; no WEF direction, Sixteen Thirty link or personal benefit established
Connection research · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Bill text and governor signature verified; company-specific purpose supported by contemporaneous hearing reporting; actual local financing and personal benefit not established
Research finding · 2026-09-16
Recorded status: PRIMARY IACI MATERIAL VERIFIED: business lobbying, coordinated advocacy, PAC candidate support and industry-policy work are documented; broader public-interest effects remain issue-specific.
Connection research · 2026-09-16
Recorded status: STRONG CONCENTRATED-BENEFIT AUDIT CASE: IACI member ties, lobbying, tax benefits and explicit tax-shift concerns are documented. Corruption or sole causation is not established.
Connection research · 2026-09-16
Recorded status: CURRENT FINANCE + CANDIDATE CONVERGENCE VERIFIED: Victory/Liberty and IPF independently spent heavily for Guthrie; shared corporate donors exist. Coordination is not established.
Connection research · 2026-09-16
Recorded status: PRIMARY REGULATORY RECORD: IACI, Perpetua and mining interests opposed 2026 changes; DEQ later vacated. Causation is unproved and industry public-interest arguments are preserved.
Connection research · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: CURRENT PRIMARY/AGGREGATED VERIFIED corporate overlap and separate IACI PAC governance. No evidence IACI directed St. Luke’s/Micron/Idaho Power Victory Fund contributions or controls Idaho Victory/Liberty.
Connection research · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: PRIMARY organizational rosters verify processor overlap. No direct IDA membership in IACI, common governance or control established from the sources reviewed.