On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Global Energy Monitor and CMD announce the launching of comprehensive fossil fuel tracking site that provides valuable research tools for activists, journalists, and policymakers.
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CMD Files Lawsuit Against IRS for Refusing to Release Tax Records for 18 Right-Wing Groups
The IRS has falsely claimed that the well-known organizations don’t exist and resorted to other nonsensical dodges in order to withhold Form 990 tax returns of Koch network groups and other major right-wing funders.
CMD Joins 200+ Groups to Call for Swift Action to Preserve 2020 Elections in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Center for Media and Democracy has joined with more than 200 other concerned groups to call on Congress and state officials to take immediate action to ensure the public’s safety and orderly conduct during the 2020 elections.
CMD and CREW File Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Trump Tax Returns Case
CMD and CREW filed an amicus brief on March 4 in support of the U.S. House oversight committees seeking Trump’s financial records in the consolidated Supreme Court case of Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP and Trump v. Deutsche Bank.
New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas
As corporate lobbyists and legislators prepare to gather in Austin, CMD and Common Cause release a report detailing the pay-to-play group’s firm grip on Texas politics.
BREAKING: ALEC Plans “Confidential” Helicopter Border Tour in Texas for Board Members
Two biggest private prison companies backing ALEC get millions in ICE contracts to run controversial immigrant detention camps, raising questions about who is paying for the tour and why.
CMD Wins Reversal of Restrictive DOJ Public Records Policy
Group obtains more than 3,000 records relating to former Attorney General Schimel’s war on the Affordable Care Act.
Speaker Vos Proposes Merger of Non-Partisan Agencies, Will Open Records Get Lost in the Shuffle?
Mergers of Legislative Council and Legislative Reference Bureau discussed behind closed doors.
Pro-Democracy Groups Denounce Trump’s Emergency Power Grab
The Center for Media and Democracy and 24 other groups release statement calling Trump’s state of emergency “an attack on our democracy.”
Attorney General Schimel Withholds Documents Related to His Legal War Against the Affordable Care Act
CMD files suit to obtain public records from Wisconsin DOJ.