News Summary

• 15 laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states.
• They threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.
• Most of these bills are part of a coordinated effort orchestrated by a constellation of groups that share staff or have funding ties to the prominent conservative activist Leonard Leo.
• Since 2021, Leo has been deploying a $1.6 billion gift through a series of nonprofits and other organizations that obscure the source and the recipients of donations.
• Many of these nonprofits are increasingly focused on issues related to climate change.