GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein gave his Restoration PAC more than $2.7 million between April and June, a quarterly report filed on Friday disclosed.
Uline Chairman Funnels $2.5 Million to Anti-Abortion PACs
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Illinois GOP Primary for Governor Shatters Spending Records
By Don Wiener | at
The June 28 GOP primary for Illinois governor pit candidates against each other who were bankrolled by two of the state’s wealthiest men.
Corporate Media Must Stop Making Ads for Fossil Fuel Companies
By Alex Kotch and Maria Bustillos | at
Even now, when scientists say we’ve done irreversible damage to our planet, corporate and legacy news outlets won’t give up the fossil fuel dollars.
ALEC Opposes Roe, Teams up with Anti-Abortion Extremists
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council has taken a clear position in favor of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and has teamed up with the political arm of the extremist anti-abortion movement to coach its legislative members on how to campaign on the issue.
When transparency is treated with contempt
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Most of the time, public officials in Wisconsin obey the state’s openness laws. Sometimes, they need a little prodding from the courts.
How Mark Meadows’ nonprofit benefited from Trump’s ‘Big Ripoff’
By Sue Sturgis | at
The former North Carolina congressman and White House chief of staff, under investigation for registering to vote in three states, Meadows promoted lies about the 2020 presidential election that President Trump used to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from supporters.
Heritage Gives Award to Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group
By David Armiak | at
The Heritage Foundation awarded an anti-LGBTQ hate group a major cash prize at its annual Resource Bank conference for developing a new tool that scores corporations based on their treatment of conservative Christian beliefs in their business practices, workplace, charitable giving, and political spending.
Koch Political Operation Spends Big on GOP Primaries
By Don Wiener | at
Charles Koch’s main super PAC has already spent over $8 million to support GOP congressional candidates in this year’s elections.
South Dakota Voters Reject Attempt to Derail Medicaid Expansion
By Don Wiener | at
Koch’s Americans for Prosperity suffered a defeat in South Dakota this month when voters soundly rejected imposing a supermajority requirement on future ballot measures—which had been AFP’s strategy for derailing this fall’s vote on expanding Medicaid.
Buffalo Murderer’s Manifesto Cites White Nationalist Groups Bankrolled by DonorsTrust
By Alex Kotch | at
The racist terrorist who killed 10 Black people last month drew his extreme ideas from hate groups VDARE and American Renaissance, among others.