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Conservative groups pushing for a convention of the states as a way to amend the U.S. Constitution have been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state legislative primaries to elect Republican lawmakers sympathetic to their cause.

Conservative groups pushing for a convention of the states as a way to amend the U.S. Constitution have been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state legislative primaries to elect Republican lawmakers sympathetic to their cause.

Nineteen states have called for a gathering known as a convention of states, following a plan mapped out by a conservative group that wants to change parts of the United States’ foundational document. When that number hits 34, a convention would meet with the power to amend the 235-year-old Constitution.

The mailers were part of a $58,000 campaign against the five-term Republican lawmaker.

DENVER - The fliers piled up in mailboxes in central South Dakota like snow during a high-plains blizzard: "Transgender Sex Education in Schools?" one...

Conservative activists are making steady progress toward convening a never-before-accomplished convention that could reshape the Constitution.

In a split vote, the panel that enforces Maine's campaign finance laws decides to have its staff review whether the American Legislative Exchange Council is illegally trying to influence elections.

The Maine ethics commission voted 3-2 this week to investigate whether the conservative political group ALEC is illegally trying to influence elections by providing a software package to lawmakers.

The complaint filed with the Ohio Elections Commission centers on software Rep. Scott Wiggam and others are accused of receiving and not disclosing.

May 28, 2021 - 7:32am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021 CONTACT: David Armiak, david@prwatch.org, 608-229-6801 MADISON – The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) released a new report today, "Using Unions to Carry Big Oils Water," detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of "worker safety." The report provide...