Investigating Power
On April 30, the Indiana-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a right-wing litigation group, filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to gain greater access to voter registrations in the state as part of its national campaign to purge voter rolls. The group has filed similar lawsuits in at least eight other states this election cycle.
Championing labor has long been the purview of progressives, despite recent rhetoric from Republicans who claim to represent working class America.
Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.
An investment arm of the largest private company in the U.S. — Koch, Inc. — is investing in an agricultural business venture that will provide corporations with carbon offsets while pulling local natural resources from almost 7.2 million acres of land in three West African countries.
Starting today, public school teachers in one of the country’s largest school districts are voting on whether to keep their current union — a longstanding local affiliate of a national teachers union — or join a newly formed employee organization that has the financial backing of a notorious anti-union advocacy group.
When Wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow, Republican candidates who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results or spread claims of widespread voter fraud will be on the ballot in six of eight GOP primary contests for the House, along with the race to take on two-term Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.
So far this election cycle, just 11 private equity billionaires have contributed more than double the amount 147 private equity firms pumped into federal elections during the entire 2016 election cycle.
American Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more.
A review of IRS tax filings reveals that six of the groups leading the legislative attack against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing principles have received more than $85 million in recent years from several large foundations.
The Republican Attorney Generals Association, which represents conservative state attorneys general and has coordinated attacks on unions, reproductive rights, and consumer protections, received over $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2024, according to tax filings obtained and reviewed by CMD.