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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

An opaque conservative group closely linked with Trump legal adviser Leonard Leo donated nearly $2 million to the Republican State Leadership Committee last quarter.
David Moore Oct 31, 2022
Outside Groups Spend Big on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race

Outside Groups Spend Big on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race

The Republican Party's state campaign arm is running last-minute attack ads in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election after taking large donations from Koch Industries, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, and Big Tobacco.
David Moore Nov 1, 2021
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

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