…GOP megadonor Dick Uihlein—testified against expansion in GOP-led legislative committees. South Dakota Is Next Battleground If enough signatures are collected by this November, a voter initiative will appear on the…
Trump Die-Hards Launch MAGA Voter Suppression Center
…Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Materials obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) detail a sophisticated, well-funded effort by the newly founded nonprofit to engage state-level allies and coordinate…
Tea Party Patriots Are Behind Pro-Trump Doctors Grifting Off of Fake Covid Cures
…charitable tax status to accept tax-deductible donations. According to the documents, the Arizona-based nonprofit behind AFLD, formerly known as the Free Speech Foundation and now called the Common Sense Foundation,…
ALEC Claims Credit for Voter Suppression and Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws at Secret Meeting
…bill’s success, saying 21 states have passed COVID liability reforms so far. Materials examined and reported on by CMD show that Matt Fullenbaum, director of legislation with the American Tort…
Koch and Ryan Back Heavily Subsidized Startup Company
…Kochs’ family business and former Speaker Ryan have joined forces to support a Wisconsin-based nuclear medicine startup company. Ryan joined the board of SHINE Medical Technologies, a private company based…
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Controversial ALEC Voter Software
…complaint states a valid violation and will hold a hearing on Oct. 6 to determine if a formal investigation is warranted. Maine’s Ethics Commission will take up the complaint at…
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…the statehouse bureau chief for Wisconsin Watch. Colleen Scerpella Colleen Scerpella is a research assistant with the Center for Media and Democracy. Her previous research experiences centered around political violence,…
Companies That Publicly Opposed Voter Suppression Continue to Fund Voter Suppression Group
…to contradict the company’s goals of becoming carbon-free by 2030 and helping the world lower carbon emissions. The RSLC, which many fossil fuel companies fund, has long supported the oil,…
At Least 100 ALEC Lawmakers Signed Letter Opposing Worker Protections in PRO Act
…Insurance and Economic Development Task Force to develop model legislation on the issue and to generate opposition to the PRO Act. An email obtained from that working group obtained by…
ALECβs Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOPβs Culture Wars
…Charging Stations as a Competitive Market Free From Utility Commission Regulation urges state utility commissions to forbid “regulated utilities from using electric customer funds to build its own fleet of…