…$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…
DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022
Democrats and Republicans Need to Strike a Deal to Sideline the Far-Right House Caucus Holding America Hostage
…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…
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
…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…
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Software Giant Oracle Joins American Legislative Exchange Council
…the GOP. During the 2022 midterm elections, Ellison gave more than $30 million to the Opportunity Matters Fund, a conservative independent expenditure campaign fund — or super PAC — he…
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Nearly 700 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion. Is One of Them Yours?
At least 684 state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have voted to make it illegal for pregnant people across the country to access the right to…
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Who’s Bankrolling the Shutdown Showdown?
…the America First Policy Institute, the Heritage Foundation, Club for Growth, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Family Research Council, and the Eagle Forum, all of which are pushing for a…
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry. Source: House Freedom Caucus/Twitter
Nearly 500 ALEC Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Abortion
…(ALEC), an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveals. In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, state lawmakers across…
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ALEC Feeds Lawmakers a Steady Diet of Anti-Abortion Arguments
…18 days and that “human life is conceived at fertilization.” The same pamphlet promotes an “abortion pill reversal hotline” that claims to have received thousands of calls from “women who…
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of a national anti-abortion group, celebrating the end of the constitutional right to abortion at her organization's gala. Source: Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America/YouTube
Anti-Woke and Fossil Fuel Industry Operatives Dominate ALEC’s Energy Task Force
…early,” as CMD reported. Dannenfelser’s organization, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, works closely with ALEC to deny women bodily autonomy. Leo teamed up with Greg Mueller in 2020 to found…
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Fossil Fuel Consultant and Leonard Leo Lieutenant Lobby ALEC Lawmakers on “Stopping ESG”
…opposition from the bankers industry. Heritage Action and Consumers’ Research, along with SFOF, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), The Heartland Institute, the Independent Women’s Forum, America First Works, and…
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