…a bipartisan redistricting commission, with members appointed by both parties. In 2018, five states passed redistricting reforms, including Michigan, where 61 percent of voters approved an independent redistricting commission. While…
Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.
…as Roy Moore, the far-right Alabaman who ran for Senate in 2017 and was credibly accused of sexual misconduct with minors by multiple women. Liz Uihlein was a member of…
ALEC’s Pennsylvania Leaders Lobby to Overturn 2020 Election Results in Last-Minute Effort
…Frank Ryan, and Ryan Warner signed both of those letters. Upon receipt, Shapiro responded, “Neither the Pennsylvania Constitution or state law allows the Attorney General to appoint an ‘independent prosecutor’”…
Koch Fought the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Ten 2020 House Races
…Young. AFP Action spent $127,790 to oppose Abby Finkenauer with ads and endorsed her opponent, Ashley Hinson, and spent $391,595 on independent expenditures on her behalf. One full page ad…
ALEC Holds Virtual States and National Policy Summit
…submit specific information about each defendant within 30 days from the original complaint. ALEC Weighs in on Independent Contracting In putting forth its Statement of Principles on Independent Contracting, ALEC…
DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Pumped at Least $90 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2019
…$1.3 million in 2019 from DonorsTrust, with the so-called Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) receiving close to $1 million of it. IWF seeks to appear “independent,” “nonpartisan,” and “neutral” to sway…
Koch Funding of Universities Topped $100 million in 2019
…Buckeye Institute ($104,200), Independent Women’s Forum ($100,000), Pacific Research Institute ($100,000), Philanthropy Roundtable ($30,000), Institute for Justice ($12,584), and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation ($8,156). Many of the…
Voters Pass Economic Justice Measures Despite Corporate Opposition
…didn’t like the prospect of workers getting paid time off to care for their families, with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Denver Metro…
Coming Up Short in Hunt for Voter Fraud, Desperate Republicans Try to Pay For Evidence
…Rep. Ilhan Omar, a common target of hate and vitriol from the Right and one of the first two Muslim-American women elected to Congress. Project Veritas deceptively edited two videos…
82% of Koch Candidates Elected to Office
…in May after he was found guilty of groping multiple women at a 2018 party. West Virginia’s Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) was also reelected. Koch-backed judges Chief Justice Nathan…