Investigating Power
Charles Koch’s fleet of organizations spent a combined net total of $833 million in 2023 to influence public policy, elections, and certain charitable causes — marking its highest spending total to date.
The more than $100 million spent on this spring’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin set a new national record for spending on a state judicial race. The figure almost doubles the previous record of $51 million, which donors poured into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race in 2023.
Heritage Action, the advocacy arm of the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation — the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 — provided Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray with model legislation, detailed feedback, and line-by-line edits for a bill that limits foreign spending on campaigns for state ballot measures.
Since 2017, state lawmakers have considered abortion abolition bills in at least 21 states. Often called “prenatal equal protection” acts, most were introduced after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door to this type of legislation, which had previously run counter to SCOTUS precedent on abortion.
On April 18, houses of worship and individuals across the country rang bells to mark the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution against tyranny and sound an alarm about growing threats to freedom in America today.
This April 18th, the Old North Church will ring its bells — the oldest in America — at 6 p.m. to commemorate the day the American people rose up against tyranny and began the long struggle for freedom, liberty, and justice for all that continues today.
CMD has identified the top six organizations working at the state and local levels to dismantle labor regulations and the rights to organize and collectively bargain.
This Saturday, April 5, hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country and the world are expected to take to the streets to express their outrage and disapproval of the Trump administration’s reckless disregard for the needs, values, safety, and wellbeing of average Americans, largely led by Elon Musk and his team of acolytes at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Spending in support of Democratic candidate Susan Crawford stands at approximately $40.3 million. The Crawford campaign spent roughly $22 million of that total, while the remaining spending has come from independent groups.
Schimel’s record on environmental issues is clear. When he served as attorney general between 2015 and 2019, he repeatedly sided with major polluters and worked to undermine environmental protections.