How Nonprofits Spend Millions on Elections and Call It Public Welfare
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website. Matt Brooks describes the mission of the Republican Jewish Coalition as educating the Jewish community about critical domestic and foreign policy...
View ArticleDocuments Found in Meth House Bare Inner Workings of Dark-Money Group
This story was originally copublished by ProPublica and PBS's Frontline.The boxes landed in the office of Montana investigators in March 2011.Found in a meth house in Colorado, they were somewhat of a...
View ArticleHow Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website.In the waning days of Montana's hotly contested Senate race, a small outfit called Montana Hunters and Anglers, launched by liberal activists, tried...
View ArticleDark Money Group Promised the IRS it Would Stay Out of Politics, Then Didn't
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website. Five conservative dark money groups active in 2012 elections previously told tax regulators that they would not engage in politics, filings obtained...
View ArticleLawsuit Tries to Ban Dark Money Groups From Funding Political Ads
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website.A former Illinois congressional candidate and a government watchdog organization have teamed up to sue the Internal Revenue Service, claiming the...
View ArticleCreating PACs and Spending Their Money
This story originally appeared on the ProPublica website.In August 2008, as the right wing of the Republican Party grew increasingly disenchanted with the party's direction, the men from Russo, Marsh...
View ArticleHow the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website.The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an...
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Pro-Troop Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants' Pockets
This story originally appeared on ProPublica, where it was co-published with The Daily Beast.In February 2013, Move America Forward announced an ambitious fundraising goal. The charity, launched in...
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