When Susan Wagle, an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) board member and Kansas Senate President, met with political donors at the Wichita Pachyderm Club on September 25, the top thing…
Senator Whitehouse Calls Out Dark-Money Networks Behind Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS Nomination
…American people should have a say in the Court’s direction. Of course, of course, said Mitch McConnell. That’s long gone. Senator Grassley said the American people shouldn’t be denied a…
Koch-Funded Legal Group Pushes to Allow Mass Evictions During Pandemic
As many as 40 million Americans face possible eviction in January, thanks to the coronavirus’ toll on the economy and insufficient federal stimulus dollars for struggling renters. In early September,…
Delaware GOP Sticks with Senate Candidate Who Backs White Nationalist Group and QAnon
…Patriot!” In the interview, Witzke made several racist and xenophobic statements, claiming that immigrants are “dismantling our culture” and that Somali-American Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is “a Third-World dictator.”…
ALEC Circulates Sign-On Letter Urging “Swift Confirmation” of Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
The American Legislatives Exchange Council (ALEC) is gathering signatures from its legislative members urging U.S. Senators to confirm Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Amy…
Trump Megadonors, Freedom Caucus, and CEOs Bankroll QAnon-Supporting, Extremist Candidates
…and RNC’s joint fundraising committee—nearly $6,000 directly to the Trump campaign, and $147,000 to the RNC. “I don’t think it’s surprising to see the GOP cozying up to Q, but…
Koch Super PAC Touts GOP Senators’ Support for “Junk” Insurance Plans
Now that the nation is in the throes of a global pandemic, and millions of Americans have lost their employment-based health insurance coverage, GOP senators are in trouble for their…
More Than 100 Funders of State Policy Network Revealed
…state-level through the production of policy “studies,” usually not peer reviewed, and through testimony at legislative hearings. SPN-supported legislation is often based on model bills generated by the American Legislative…
An All-Out Assault: GOP-Aligned Groups Attack Voting Rights From All Angles
…Republican Party, and state parties around the nation, are determined to undermine Americans’ right to vote—the very practice that makes a democracy a democracy—from every possible angle to retain their…
House Testimony: Postmaster Louis DeJoy Should Be Fired or Resign
…flesh and blood to not hide his mail and millions of dollars, how can Americans trust him with millions of our votes? THIRD, Louis DeJoy’s enormous partisan political contributions are…