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• Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience

  By Don Wiener | March 15th, 2024 at 8:50 AM (CDT)

  After spending more than $31 million on Nikki Haley’s unsuccessful bid for the GOP presidential nomination, billionaire industrialist Charles Koch’s super PAC is now backing 26 Republican candidates running for the U.S. House and Senate this year.

• ALEC Legislator Proposes Law to Take Away Voters’ Ability to Choose Presidential Electors

  By Juliana Broad | March 14th, 2024 at 11:56 AM (CDT)

• Restrictions on ESG Investments Emerge as a Campaign Issue in Missouri’s Gubernatorial Race

  By Don Wiener | February 27th, 2024 at 11:20 AM (CST)

  Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is using his efforts to curtail ESG investing in his bid for the GOP nomination for governor, which will be determined through the Republican primary on August 6.

• Gearing Up for 2024 Elections, Big Tobacco Leads Top Donors to Republican AG Group

  By David Armiak | February 1st, 2024 at 1:20 PM (CST)

  The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) raised $6.3 million in the second half of 2023, with big tobacco leading all contributors, as revealed by a Center for Media and Democracy analysis of its IRS year-end report filed yesterday.

• ULINE CEO Funnels $4.7 Million into His Restoration PAC Prior to 2024 Elections

  By David Armiak | January 31st, 2024 at 9:46 PM (CST)

  ULINE CEO and Republican megadonor Richard Uihlein gave $4.7 million to his Restoration PAC in the second half of 2023, leaving it with $4.1 million to spend on far-right campaigns in this year’s elections.