The Republican Attorney Generals Association, which represents conservative state attorneys general and has coordinated attacks on unions, reproductive rights, and consumer protections, received over $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2024, according to tax filings obtained and reviewed by CMD.
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Election Deniers Have Taken Over the RNC
With the nomination of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance for vice president at the Republican National Convention, the GOP has doubled down on its insistence on election denialism as central to its DNA.
How a Right-Wing Florida Group Influenced Wyoming’s Election Laws
A right-wing think tank in Florida put its thumb on the scales of Wyoming’s election reform efforts, an investigation by CMD reveals.
Teaching Teachers to Bust Unions
A right-wing group is expecting to bring together hundreds of public school teachers from across the country this week to teach them how to decertify their unions and keep “the socialist dogma of their leadership [out of] our children’s classrooms.”
The Right-Wing Network Manufacturing the War Against Higher Education
A recent white paper by Isaac Kamola, director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details the ongoing culture-war backlash against higher education in America, largely in response to the grassroots activism of Black Lives Matter in 2020 and increasing LGBTQ+ visibility.
Big Oil’s Plan To Criminalize Pipeline Protests
At the urging of their fossil fuel donors, lawmakers are quietly working to massively expand criminal penalties against people who protest pipelines as part of negotiations over essential new federal pipeline safety regulations.
Recent State Legislative Primaries Reveal a GOP at War with Itself
In Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and South Carolina, obstructionists who are part of the State Freedom Caucus Network have fielded Republican primary candidates to oppose not just state legislative leaders, but also the candidates they backed.
Big Oil Backs GOP Effort to Shield the Industry from Climate Litigation
The Republican attorneys general trying to block climate change lawsuits are funded by fossil fuel interests.
Extreme Right State Freedom Caucuses Create Big Headaches for Republicans
State freedom caucuses represent an extreme Right faction of the already MAGA-dominated Republican Party that uses procedural measures in state legislatures to advance their culture war agenda.
The Big Money Behind Chris Rufo’s Right-Wing Agitating
“I ❤️ billionaires,” the far-right activist said.