A right-wing group is expecting to bring together hundreds of public school teachers from across the country this week to teach them how to decertify their unions and keep “the socialist dogma of their leadership [out of] our children’s classrooms.”
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Recent State Legislative Primaries Reveal a GOP at War with Itself
In Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and South Carolina, obstructionists who are part of the State Freedom Caucus Network have fielded Republican primary candidates to oppose not just state legislative leaders, but also the candidates they backed.
Extreme Right State Freedom Caucuses Create Big Headaches for Republicans
State freedom caucuses represent an extreme Right faction of the already MAGA-dominated Republican Party that uses procedural measures in state legislatures to advance their culture war agenda.
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion
The Koch fleet’s combined net revenue skyrocketed in 2022, up to $4.8 billion.
Rights Clash in Wisconsin Records Dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving records related to the voting rights of mentally incompetent people. No matter which side wins, the public has in some ways already lost.
Railroad Owned by RFK Jr.’s Megadonor Repeatedly Violated Environmental and Safety Laws
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may claim he will be “the best environmental president in American history,” but the Republican industrialist bankrolling the super PAC behind his longshot bid for the White House has a long history of violating environmental laws.
Wisconsin Right-Wing Litigation Center Grooms School Board Members
The Bradley Foundation’s “MVP” is positioning itself to be the ALEC of school boards.
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Top Funder of Republican AGs Group in 2024
The Republican Attorneys General Association brought in $5.3 million in contributions in the first three months of 2024, as its latest Federal Elections Commission disclosure examined by the Center for Media and Democracy shows.
GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter
GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein provided his Restoration PAC with $3.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing released today.
U.S. House Anti-Woke Caucus Targets Programs Benefiting Minorities
Last March, a group of House Republicans launched the Anti-Woke Caucus to “root out all far-left political programs from the federal government.” Now, the group is trying to eliminate programs that encourage the growth and expansion of minority-owned businesses.