Investigating Power
…(AFP) along with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), New Jobs America, and the Independent Institute challenged AB5, but the court declined to hear their case. Four years later,…
…contributing to candidates directly or as a super PAC that collects unlimited funds for “independent expenditures.” This gives Koch and its affiliated advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a “tool…
…embrace of the radical “independent state legislature doctrine,” which holds that state courts don’t have the authority to review state election laws. If the doctrine had been embraced by the…
…that it is inaccurate to believe that Medicaid expansion provides healthcare for more pregnant women, the disabled, and the working poor. Instead, he argues that what it actually does is…
…agenda” with the goal of “enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.” However, the PAC has sent millions to groups committed to restricting women’s freedom to control their own…
…Freedom ($110,000); Alliance Defending Freedom ($824,000); American Legislative Exchange Council ($500,000); Lucy Burns Institute DBA Ballotpedia ($315,500); Consumers’ Research ($50,000); Foundation for Government Accountability ($661,560); Independent Women’s Forum ($305,000); Reason…
…and twenty-first centuries such as civil rights for racial minorities, women’s rights, and protections against anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Indeed, most of what ALEC, CSG, and their billionaire backers want to achieve…
…$4 Million for Hate and Guns DonorsTrust gave nearly $4 million to “charities” promoting hate or the use of guns, CMD calculated. The Middle East Forum (MEF) received over half…
…after the November 2022 elections gave Republicans a razor-thin majority in the House. On Nov. 14, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) convened a forum on House Rules with leaders of the…
…Mitchell, “the author of the groundbreaking Texas Heartbeat Act,” speaking on “how states can respond to one of the most eagerly awaited Supreme Court cases—Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—and…
