…after I stopped. I also made a new friend, Innocent Antoine Houedji, who canvasses in support of women’s rights, children’s rights, and land reform in his home country of Benin,…
Dispatches From the COP27 Climate Talks in Egypt
New Documents Show ALEC Targeting School Board and Other Local Races
…closed doors. ACCE describes itself as “the nation’s preeminent forum for elected local officials,” even though it has far fewer members than bipartisan groups like the U.S. Conference of Mayors,…
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Republican State Financial Officers Bring ESG Fight to Washington
…Panelists are Stephanie Holmes; Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum; and Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement…
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RAGA Discloses $3.7 Million in Third-Quarter Revenue with the General Election Just Weeks Away
…RAGA’s spending goes into independent expenditures attacking Democratic AG candidates in the competitive states. RAGA’s largest direct contribution in the third quarter, $1,000,000, went to Brenna Bird, the Republican candidate…
Richard Uihlein Goes All-In For Johnson in Wisconsin Senate Race
…nation’s largest donors to federal and state political campaigns. Nicholson’s PAC has reported making $562,591 in independent expenditures in the Johnson race as of Oct. 15, both supporting Johnson and…
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ULINE CEO Pours Another $7.1 Million Into His Restoration PAC to Boost Anti-Abortion and Right-Wing Candidates and Causes
…$3.4 million to Women Speak Out PAC In the third quarter, Restoration PAC doled out $3.4 million to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America‘s anti-abortion Women Speak Out PAC. This represents…
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Koch’s Political Operation Bets Big On Direct Voter Contact in Wisconsin U.S. Senate Race
…Action can accept unlimited corporate contributions and spend unlimited money on independent expenditures. Koch Industries, Charles Koch’s conglomerate, has given AFP Action $12.5 million of its $32.2 million in contributions…
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Charles Koch’s Shape-Shifting Influence Machine
…Super PAC Since AFP launched the super PAC AFP Action in 2018, it has spent tens of millions of dollars on independent expenditures and electioneering, including advertising and door-to-door canvassing….
Koch Network Uses National Philanthropic Trust to Conceal Transactions
…A massive donor-advised fund—independent from the Koch family—the NPT routes billions of dollars to thousands of charities, policy organizations, and nonprofits every year. The NPT does not disclose its donors…
Son of a Koch: $1.2 Billion Infusion Into Chase Koch’s Dark Money Group Suggests Political Ambitions
…in this series will examine one large grant that CCKC4 made to an independent donor advised fund, which the Koch network appears to be using to further obscure its spending….
