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Wisconsin Groups Keep It Local Amid Record Ad Blitz in Supreme Court Race

Wisconsin Groups Keep It Local Amid Record Ad Blitz in Supreme Court Race

While community groups work to mobilize voters, a deluge of TV ads is set to make Wisconsin's the most expensive state supreme court race ever.
David Moore Mar 16, 2023
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

David Moore Oct 31, 2022
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.
David Moore Jul 1, 2022
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.
David Moore Nov 19, 2020
Republican Texas Judges Get Big Money Boost Ahead of Redistricting

Republican Texas Judges Get Big Money Boost Ahead of Redistricting

Oil and gas billionaires, private equity firms, and GOP megadonors are funding ads that aim to keep the Texas Supreme Court entirely in Republican hands as state voting trends shift from red to purple.
David Moore Oct 29, 2020

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