Arizona judge deals major blow to effort to overturn state’s dark money law
Two conservative groups that filed a lawsuit to block the voter-approved donor transparency rules now have a chance to revise their filing.
By Matt Cohen - July 06, 2023Two conservative groups that filed a lawsuit to block the voter-approved donor transparency rules now have a chance to revise their filing.
By Matt Cohen - July 06, 2023A Florida-based right-wing lobbying group with ties to the Koch network, Leonard Leo, and the Uihleins is behind the GOP’s latest efforts to change child labor laws.
By Matt Cohen - June 27, 2023Attorney General Dana Nessel's comments come after her department's investigation into allegations of corruption and sexual assault against the state's former speaker of the House.
By Matt Cohen - June 09, 2023The billionaire businessman has spent tens of millions of dollars to influence elections in Pennsylvania since 2010.
By Matt Cohen - June 07, 2023Secretive right-wing donors and foundations have given millions of dollars to prominent anti-trans groups.
By Nick Vachon and Matt Cohen - May 31, 2023The Concord Fund, which has ties to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo, has given more than $2 million to a PAC supporting the Kentucky attorney general's gubernatorial campaign.
By Matt Cohen - May 12, 2023The conservative lawyer and co-chairman of the Federalist Society has used his nonprofit group the Concord Fund to funnel millions of dollars in dark money toward judicial advocacy and elections.
By Matt Cohen - April 26, 2023The ad was produced by the tax-exempt group One Nation, which has received millions of dollars from fossil fuel companies in recent years.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2023Since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, political spending and dark money in elections have soared to record highs.
By Matt Cohen - April 17, 2023The Republican State Leadership Committee placed a $200,000 ad buy in support of conservative Justice Daniel Kelly last week.
By Matt Cohen - March 28, 2023Kelly’s campaign has received at least $6 million from groups associated with far-right megadonor Dick Uihlein.
By Matt Cohen - March 24, 2023Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly fought over their records on decisive issues that the court could rule on in the coming years, such as abortion and redistricting.
By Nick Vachon - March 23, 2023The American Action Network is spending $2 million on a new ad campaign.
By Josh Israel - March 06, 2023The groups have ties to a national anti-abortion group, election deniers, and a major conservative donor.
By Matt Cohen - February 17, 2023At the same time, the Republican candidate has spoken out against same-sex marriage and accused pro-choice organizations of seeking to ‘preserve sexual libertinism.’
By Matt Cohen - January 24, 2023Outside groups — often funded by undisclosed sources — supporting Republican House and Senate candidates significantly outspent groups supporting Democrats in close races.
By Josh Israel - December 08, 2022The Republican State Leadership Committee has ties to dark money donors and has ramped up spending on judicial races.
By Matt Cohen - October 10, 2022Oil and gas companies do not need to pass their tax burden on to New Hampshire consumers, contrary to a new ad’s claims.
By Josh Israel - September 30, 2022Trey Allen, a candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, has benefited from a PAC with ties to the Republican state Senate leader.
By Matt Cohen - September 27, 2022Forty-nine Republican senators voted against the DISCLOSE Act.
By Josh Israel - September 22, 2022