For Republicans, the extreme right-wing freedom caucuses that have emerged in state legislatures in the past few years have played the same obstructionist role as the U.S. House Freedom Caucus.
Who is Brad Schimel, the Extremist Running for a Seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court?
Schimel, a Republican, previously served as Wisconsin’s attorney general from 2015–19. He has held close associations with several right-wing organizations and taken far-right positions on hot-button issues from abortion to guns, health care, and the J6 rioters who attacked the Capitol....
by Tom O'Connor | Feb 13, 2025ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States
“Now, more than ever, is the time for states to lead.” This assertion by leaders of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) opens the organization’s Essential Policy Solutions playbook for 2025. ...
by Colleen Scerpella | Feb 10, 2025Utah Outlaws Collective Bargaining by Public Employees as Part of a Broader Assault on Unions
The Utah Senate passed a House bill on Thursday that would outlaw public sector collective bargaining. Once signed by the governor, it will usher in one of the country’s most severe and restrictive rollbacks of union rights in recent memory. ...
by Juliana Broad | Feb 07, 2025State Freedom Caucuses Push MAGA Agenda, Tone Down Intra-Party Squabbles
For Republicans, the extreme right-wing freedom caucuses that have emerged in state legislatures in the past few years have played the same obstructionist role as the U.S. House Freedom Caucus....
by Don Wiener | Feb 05, 2025Koch Spent $91 Million to Influence Higher Education in 2023
A constellation of donor vehicles established by Charles Koch poured $90.8 million into 127 university and college recipients in 2023 to promote his business and policy interests, a Center for Media and Democracy analysis has found....
by David Armiak | Feb 03, 2025