…Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin. Bradley and its affiliated Bradley Impact Fund has granted WILL $7.7 million and Americans for Prosperity Foundation $1.4 million between 2011 and 2020, according to…
Right-Wing Groups Opposing State and Local Coronavirus Bailouts Take Millions in PPP Loans
…federal bailout coordinated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a pay-to-play operation that brings together state legislators and business representatives to craft model legislation. Thomas Schatz, president of Citizens…
Hate Groups Rake In PPP Loans as Racial Justice Movement Expands
…650,000 PPP beneficiaries that received $150,000 or more in forgivable loans from the agency. That list included anti-immigrant hate groups the Center for Immigration Studies and the Federation for American…
CMD Files IRS Complaint Against Fair Lines America Foundation for Misreporting Its 2018 Income
…GOP’s redistricting-related legal and data needs.” In May, CMD exposed Fair Lines America’s six-part “Mapping America” webinar for American Legislative Exchange Council (AELC) legislative members and “key redistricting staff.” On…
Koch-Backed Groups Fight to Block Ohio COVID-19 Bailouts, Despite Crushing Pandemic Deficits
…groups like Americans for Prosperity Ohio and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are lobbying hard to block any relief from the federal government. Americans for Prosperity wants state and…
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers
…the months that followed. In response to a request for comment, Facebook did little to clarify the situation, reiterating the company’s official fact-checking policies but not addressing its decision to…
ALEC Economist Denies Red State Coronavirus Surge Just Hours Before Texas Governor Warns About Spike in Hospitalizations
…enterprise board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), was an economic adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign, and co-founded the pro-business Club for Growth. Moore has a daily newsletter, “Unleash…
Black Voters Continue to Face Voter Suppression 155 Years After Juneteenth
…a Black person elected to any statewide office in Mississippi or Louisiana since the Reconstruction era despite the fact that the two states have the highest percentage of African Americans…
U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Join Voter Suppression Group to Discourage Mail-In Voting
…security of mail-in voting for the upcoming November 2020 elections. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent, bipartisan commission, established in 2002 by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)…
CMD Joins Groups Denouncing Attacks on Press Covering Anti-Racism Protests
…National Coalition Against Censorship National Communication Association National Council for the Social Studies National Press Photographers Association National Youth Rights Association Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Oxfam America PEN America Penske…