The long-time director of operations at the Republican Attorneys General Association follows Georgia AG Chris Carr out the exit door as the group’s internal split mirrors the GOP’s civil war over the Trump insurrection.
Democracy
Rand Paul Is Working with ALEC to Suppress the Vote
In a video with the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Kentucky senator made it clear that he’s teaming up with the American Legislative Exchange Council to back Trumpian voter suppression efforts this year.
Officials Use Digital Dodges to Hide Records
Lawmakers and the University of Wisconsin System should not be able to conduct the public’s business through secret channels.
Don’t Open the Door Further to Dark Money
The court’s new majority is being asked by billionaire Charles Koch’s nonprofits to expand on the notion that “money is speech.”
Major Right-Wing Funders Push Supreme Court Case Against Donor Disclosure
Major right-wing funders gave nearly $222 million to 69 organizations that filed amicus briefs supporting Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s fight against disclosing major donors to California regulators.
The Food Industry Is Shaping the Principles of Scientific Integrity, Study Says
The food industry has been trying to revise the standards and principles by which science is conducted in ways that benefit industry.
ALEC Big Pharma Members Hit with Billions in Fines and Penalties in 2020
Novartis and Mallinckrodt topped the list of ALEC corporations with expensive legal violations last year.
Wisconsin Far Right Lawmakers Seek Radical Rewrite of U.S. Constitution…Again
A Convention of States resolution calling for a radical rewrite of the U.S. Constitution is once again moving in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Businesses and Trade Groups Bankrolled Sponsors of Texas’ Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
Big companies and trade associations, including several in the medical field, have donated significantly to proponents of a bill that would remove transgender youth from their homes for receiving gender-affirming health care.
ALEC-Led Effort to Preserve Conservative Majority on Supreme Court Gains Steam in the States
Faced with the potential expansion of the Supreme Court, the political Right wants to amend the Constitution to limit the Court to nine justices.