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Leonard Leo’s ‘Dark Money’ Group Donates Millions to Back Republican State Campaigns

Leonard Leo’s ‘Dark Money’ Group Donates Millions to Back Republican State Campaigns

An opaque conservative group closely linked with Trump legal adviser Leonard Leo donated nearly $2 million to the Republican State Leadership Committee last quarter.

GOP Effort to Subvert Democracy Heads to SCOTUS

GOP Effort to Subvert Democracy Heads to SCOTUS

The conservative Supreme Court majority may hand state legislatures unchecked control over federal elections.

Rep. Manning Violated the STOCK Act 51 Times Last Year

Rep. Manning Violated the STOCK Act 51 Times Last Year

A new disclosure shows Rep. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) and her spouse made dozens of undisclosed stock trades last year.

Exterior, New Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC

Revealing Money and Power Networks in North Carolina Campaigns

A spatial analysis of campaign finance data reveals a 2020 statehouse landscape awash in cash as Democrats tried new efforts to win seats ahead of redistricting.

Dark Money Attacks Judges for Being 'Soft on Crime'

Dark Money Attacks Judges for Being 'Soft on Crime'

Scaremongering advertisements in state court races were paid for by shadowy groups whose true funding sources weren’t available to voters.