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Shedding Light on Dark Money: How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors

March 23, 2023April 24, 2024

We’re starting a series explaining Dark Money, starting with “charitable” & “social welfare” 501c3 groups. Most of these groups do great work and don’t engage in sketchy political activity. But the tax code has been exploited by Conservative and Liberal political operatives to keep YOU from seeing who is influencing elections.

It’s Worse Than You Think: Banks Spent Millions on Contributions & Lobbying to Both Parties, Just in the Last 2 Years

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

The finance sector is by far the largest campaign contributor to federal candidates. But before you jump to any conclusions about which party is responsible for shaky bank regulations, you’ll want to listen to today’s report.

The Granddaddy of Dark Money Groups – Americans for Prosperity – Goes After Arizona’s New Dark Money Disclosure Act

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Remember last fall when Arizona voters approved a citizen ballot initiative requiring disclosure of donors to Dark Money groups? The granddaddy of Dark Money groups is now suing to overturn it: Americans for Prosperity.

The Stakes – and the Campaign Spending – are High in April 4 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

We’re in the land of cheese, beer and partisan politics today. Swing state Wisconsin not only has a pivotal state supreme court election on April 4th – the most expensive in U.S. history – its Secretary of State also just announced his retirement, creating a firestorm over his appointed replacement.

New Laws in Idaho & Wyoming Target Student Voters, Primary ‘Crossover’ Voters

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

We’ve got updates on bills in Idaho and Wyoming we’ve covered recently, both of which make it harder for certain groups of citizens to vote – and one of which spawned two lawsuits.