Right-wing megadonors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein have given $12 million to super PACs during the current election cycle.
Tea Party Backers Pour Millions into Key 2022 Senate Races
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Two Koch-Tied Candidates Vie for Colorado’s New 8th CD
By Don Wiener | at
One of the most highly contested 2022 U.S. Congressional races is in Colorado’s new 8th congressional district. The crowded race includes two candidates with strong ties to the Koch network opposing each other.
Donations Pour in for Trump’s Secretary of State Candidate in Arizona
By Don Wiener | at
First campaign reports from Mark Finchem, a Trump-endorsed insurrectionist, showcases the power of Trump’s disinformation campaign and national small-donor network.
Bradley and Koch Cash Fuels Push to Eliminate Wisconsin Income Tax
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
With backing from a myriad of right-wing groups, the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison released a “research report” last month on the need to eliminate the income tax in the state.
How The Koch Network Hijacked The War On Covid
By Walker Bragman and Alex Kotch | at
As Omicron surges, a shadowy institute filled with fringe doctors appears to be part of big business’ two-year strategy to legitimize attacks on pandemic interventions.
The Right Is Trying to Rewrite the Constitution to Cement Minority Rule Forever
By Alex Kotch | at
Convention of States, a right-wing group led by Tea Party organizer Mark Meckler, says it’s close to achieving enough supermajority control over state legislatures to make sweeping changes to the U.S. Constitution, even though its views aren’t popular.
Koch Group Canvasses for Schmitt in Crowded GOP Primary for Open Missouri Senate Seat
By Don Wiener | at
Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Action has spent $300,000 for door-to-door canvassing to support Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s U.S. Senate bid, its biggest expenditure yet for the 2022 elections.
Insurrectionist Mark Meadows Flies to Atlanta to Help Launch Far-Right State Caucuses
By David Armiak | at
Faced with criminal contempt charges in House Jan. 6 probe, former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows headlines an event tonight to kick off right-wing “anti-establishment” legislative caucuses.
ALEC Is Enabling Anti-LGBTQ Hate
By Alex Kotch | at
Right-wing business lobby ALEC is defending hate groups and working to prevent companies from diversifying their staffs and taking liberal stances on social issues.
ALEC Launches Attack on Banks That Divest From Fossil Fuels
By Alex Kotch | at
At today’s policy summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), state legislative and corporate members unanimously approved a model bill that would penalize companies that stop investing in or financing fossil fuels.