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.
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Buffalo Murderer’s Manifesto Cites White Nationalist Groups Bankrolled by DonorsTrust
The racist terrorist who killed 10 Black people last month drew his extreme ideas from hate groups VDARE and American Renaissance, among others.
Right-Wing Groups Fail to Block Workers’ Rights Amendment in Illinois
An Illinois Circuit Court judge has rejected the efforts of the right-wing Liberty Justice Center to prevent voters from having their say on a constitutional amendment to protect workers’ rights in November.
Chicago Billionaire Ken Griffin Now the Largest GOP Political Donor
Griffin’s record-breaking $45M contribution to Illinois gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin bumps him into first place for GOP megadonors this election cycle.
MAGA Still Holds Sway in AG Primary Races
Results from Tuesday’s primaries and runoffs make clear that MAGA candidates for state attorney general are still popular among Republican voters—even if not every Trump-backed candidate came out on top.
Right-Wing Families Bankroll Most Extreme GOP Candidates Nationwide
Billionaires such as the Uihleins, the Hillmans, and the Toppers are funding the most far-right politicians in the country, including several affiliated with white nationalists.
CMD Launches Anti-Protest Lobbying Tracker
The lobby tracker was created for researchers, journalists, and citizen activists to shed light on the special interests behind the anti-protest bills being introduced in the states that would increase the threat of criminal prosecution for protests and chill free speech.
RAGA’s Pay-to-Play Scheme Exposed in Effort to Kill Methane Fees
Republican attorneys general from 19 states sent a letter to Congress in October hoping to persuade senators to vote against further regulations on highly polluting methane emissions following an American Petroleum Institute briefing to RAGA policy directors.
RAGA Raises $4.8 Million in First Quarter of 2022
RAGA’s haul of $4.8 million is the most it has raised in the first quarter of a major election year, up from $4.4 million in 2020.
Republicans, Climate Deniers, and Ranchers Gather on Earth Day to Stop 30×30
Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) hosts the “Stop 30×30 Summit” in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 22. The 30×30 plan has a goal of protecting at least 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030.