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• Revealed: Council for National Policy 40th Anniversary Funders

  By David Armiak | November 2nd, 2021 at 1:35 PM (CDT)

  A mix of high-powered lawyers, pastors, and corporate leaders funded the Council for National Policy's 40th Anniversary celebration in May.

• ALEC Leader Indicted for Campaign Finance Conspiracy

  By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch | October 28th, 2021 at 3:24 PM (CDT)

  Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey, a state chair and national board member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, allegedly used illegal contributions to further his campaign for Congress in 2016.

• Turning Point USA Seeks $43 Million to Escalate the Right’s Culture War in American Schools

  By David Armiak | October 25th, 2021 at 5:37 PM (CDT)

  The Trump-aligned nonprofit pitches a “Systematic Effort” to “Inspire Our Kids [to] Love America Again” in investor prospectus obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

• ALEC Voter Suppressors Square Off in GOP Primary for Arizona Secretary of State

  By Don Wiener | October 21st, 2021 at 4:19 PM (CDT)

  Both leading candidates in the Republican primary for secretary of state in Arizona support voter suppression legislation, and one is an insurrectionist backed by Trump.

• Republican AGs Expand Their Pay-to-Play Operation

  By David Armiak | October 7th, 2021 at 2:50 PM (CDT)

  The Republican Attorneys General Association has added another weapon to its arsenal of pay-to-play groups designed to influence state attorneys general and national policy.