Housed in the offices of the Conservative Partnership Institute, the Foundation for Accountability Integrity & Research in Elections Fund (FAIR Elections Fund), brought in $3.9 million between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, and disclosed $2.1 million in expenses, more than three-quarters of which was disbursed in grants to other organizations.
Who Funds ALEC?
ALEC’s largest identifiable funder is the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation, which funneled $3.6 million into its coffers between 2019 and 2024. Some of the funds were used to bankroll ALEC CARE, the pay-to-play group’s controversial voter management campaign software....
by David Armiak | Jul 18, 2025
ALEC Brings Voter Suppression Activities Out of the Dark and Coddles Fossil Fuel Industry at This Week’s Annual Meeting
The American Legislative Exchange Council is bringing together state lawmakers, corporate lobbyists, MAGA followers, and right-wing operatives and funders at the four-star JW Marriott Indianapolis this week for its annual meeting, where once again it will strategize about how to further suppress the vote, prop up the fossil fuel industry, push Trump’s priorities, and more....
by David Armiak | Jul 17, 2025Blue States Invest Retirees’ Savings in Firms Boosting Trump’s Extreme Agenda
California, New York, and Illinois have invested their public employees’ retirement savings in firms promoting and profiting off Trump’s second term....
by Matthew Cunningham-Cook | Jul 11, 2025Cleta Mitchell’s New Dark Money Elections Group Raised $3.9 Million in Its First Full Year of Operations
Housed in the offices of the Conservative Partnership Institute, the Foundation for Accountability Integrity & Research in Elections Fund (FAIR Elections Fund), brought in $3.9 million between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, and disclosed $2.1 million in expenses, more than three-quarters of which was disbursed in grants to other organizations. ...
by David Armiak | Jul 10, 2025Right-Wing State Tax “Revolution” Rolls On
Republican state legislators backed by corporate-funded advocacy groups have also made significant strides toward flattening or eliminating once-progressive state income taxes in this year’s legislative sessions....
by Don Wiener | Jul 10, 2025
