On April 30, the Indiana-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a right-wing litigation group, filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to gain greater access to voter registrations in the state as part of its national campaign to purge voter rolls. The group has filed similar lawsuits in at least eight other states this election cycle.
Eight States Will Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November
Americans for Citizens Voting is partnering with ALEC to pass noncitizen amendments in at least 11 more states.
ALEC Moves a Partisan and Corporate Agenda at This Week’s Annual Meeting in Denver
American Legislative Exchange Council state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on Denver this week for the pay-to-play group’s 51st Annual Meeting to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more.
Wisconsin Right-Wing Litigation Center Grooms School Board Members
The Bradley Foundation’s “MVP” is positioning itself to be the ALEC of school boards.
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Top Funder of Republican AGs Group in 2024
The Republican Attorneys General Association brought in $5.3 million in contributions in the first three months of 2024, as its latest Federal Elections Commission disclosure examined by the Center for Media and Democracy shows.
GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter
GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein provided his Restoration PAC with $3.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing released today.
Gearing Up for 2024 Elections, Big Tobacco Leads Top Donors to Republican AG Group
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
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.
Republican State Financial Officers Group Doubled Its Revenue After Being Weaponized to Fight “Woke” Capitalism and Sustainable Investing Practices
The State Financial Officers Foundation, a membership group of 37 Republican state treasurers, auditors, and financial executives weaponized to fight “woke” capitalism, more than doubled its revenue in 2022 — to over $2 million — according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” Donor Conduits Move $176 Million into his Network, Higher Education, and Right-Wing Policy, Advocacy, Litigation, and Media Groups in 2022
In 2022, Stand Together Trust and Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed over $176 million to groups in Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” constellation of nonprofits as well as to higher education and right-wing policy, advocacy, litigation and media groups, the Center for Media and Democracy has found.