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Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections
Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.
Will Montana Voters Ban Corporate Political Spending in Elections?
A proposed amendment to the state constitution redefines what is considered legitimate business activity.
Far Right Dark Money Elections Group Raised $3.9M in First Full Year
Voter suppression advocate Cleta Mitchell formed the group in 2023 to promote the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Group Pushing Crypto Plan Is Tied to Project 2025, Fossil Fuel Operatives
The group’s plan to stockpile cryptocurrency would accelerate climate destruction — and taxpayers would foot the bill.
Elon Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Is Behind Fake Pro-Harris Campaign Scheme
An initiative called Progress 2028 is actually run by a dark money network supporting Donald Trump.
Turning Point USA Is Cultivating a Pipeline for Young, Right Wing Candidates
The organization seems to be adapting the Federalist Society playbook. Progressives say this is a dangerous development.
Project 2025 Links a Revolving Door of Players and Far Right Political Funding
Such cross-pollination isn’t just commonplace in political circles; it’s become a regular occurrence among hate groups.
Rule Change to Obscure Political Campaign Contributions Narrowly Avoided at FEC
Proposed by a Trump-nominated FEC member, the rule would’ve supercharged the flow of dark money in political campaigns.
Dark Money Donations for 2024 Are Outpacing All Prior Election Cycles
This cycle may even surpass the roughly $660 million in contributions from unknown sources that flooded 2020 elections.
School Voucher Systems Massively Expanded Thanks to Dark Money Push in 2023
The programs, pushed by big money donors like Betsy DeVos and the Kochs, are undermining public schools across the U.S.