Adherents of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have come together this week for their first big meeting of the year to take on “woke capitalism,” women’s right to abortion,…
Uline Chairman Funnels $2.5 Million to Anti-Abortion PACs
…Illinois governor’s race. $1.25 Million to American Principles PAC Restoration PAC disclosed $1.25 million in contributions to the American Principles PAC (APP) in the second quarter, on top of the…
Illinois GOP Primary for Governor Shatters Spending Records
Ken Griffin, the richest person in Illinois, backed Richard Irvin, the African American mayor of Aurora. Griffin heads Citadel Trading, which trades 40% of all stock in the U.S., and…
Corporate Media Must Stop Making Ads for Fossil Fuel Companies
…are impacting everyday Americans, and the consequences of an overly ambitious and unrealistic climate agenda.” Politicians who carry water for the fossil fuel industry. These are all easy to blame….
ALEC Opposes Roe, Teams up with Anti-Abortion Extremists
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has taken a clear position in favor of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and has teamed up with the political…
When transparency is treated with contempt
…proceeding. Gableman sneeringly refused to answer questions from Christa Westerberg, an attorney representing American Oversight, a group seeking records regarding Gableman’s probe, and vice president of the Wisconsin Freedom of…
How Mark Meadows’ nonprofit benefited from Trump’s ‘Big Ripoff’
…group also launches spinoff organizations that provide jobs for Trump loyalists. They include the American Accountability Foundation led by Tom Jones, a former opposition research director for Trump ally U.S….
Heritage Gives Award to Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group
…the Back to Neutral coalition organized with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to “oppose ‘woke’ corporations that act to diversify their leadership or take a public stance on social…
Koch Political Operation Spends Big on GOP Primaries
Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), the super PAC launched by the Koch brothers just in time for the 2018 midterms, has raised $19 million so far in this year’s…
South Dakota Voters Reject Attempt to Derail Medicaid Expansion
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Koch political network’s astroturf operation, suffered a defeat in South Dakota this month when voters soundly rejected imposing a supermajority requirement on future ballot measures—which…