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Congressional candidates discuss immigration, tax policies

Editor's note: This is the part of a series of stories that are appearing this week on the June 2 primary election in California. The stories include comments from candidates who agreed to interviews with The Center Square. This story has been updated to add more details on

‘Exploited tax dollars’: Trial law firms donate almost exclusively to Democrats

(The Center Square) – Two new reports from consumer advocacy group Alliance for Consumers show that what the group calls the “Shady Eight" trial law firms have donated almost exclusively to Democrats and liberal allies. Executive director of Alliance for Consumers O.H. Skinner told The Center Square that his

Mailers fueling speculation in Montana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

Mailers fueling speculation in Montana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

Underfunded, Alani Bankhead was facing scratch-ticket-lottery odds of reaching voters with hardly more than a whisper campaign in the final weeks of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The can-do Air Force veteran and first-time candidate entered April with just $10,625 in her campaign’

Mailer mayhem: Super PAC spending surges in Montana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

A liberal PAC formed less than three weeks ago has poured nearly $600,000 into the Democratic primary race for Montana's open U.S. Senate race, stoking conspiracies about influence in the final weeks before the June election. Progressive Vet PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission on

Cooper gets $31.4M share of $111.2M spend

(The Center Square) – The bid of Roy Cooper to the U.S. Senate is getting a $31.4 million infusion for television advertising, the Senate Majority PAC told The Center Square on Wednesday morning. Cooper is bidding to become the first Democrat since 2008 in North Carolina to win a

Deepfakes or criminalizing free speech?: ‘It’s politics’ Bozeman attorney says of mailers in complaint

Lewistown resident Dan Bartel’s 1,872 mailers with doctored images of Republican state House District 68 candidate Jennifer Carlson of Churchill holding LGBTQ+ pride flags and wearing gender-pronoun buttons is free speech, argues a legal complaint filed in Montana U.S. District Court on Wednesday. “Plaintiff Dan Bartel

Teacher unions spent over $1B on political causes since 2015

(The Center Square) – National teachers unions have spent over $1 billion on political activity and advocacy since 2015, according to a new report by Defending Education. Both reports, shared with The Center Square, found the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association together directed $669 million in federal