Good Gov Groups Slam New York’s New Ethics Commission Plan
Politicians will still have too much control over the ethics commissioners, the groups say, as part of a state budget deal negotiated behind closed doors.
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Politicians will still have too much control over the ethics commissioners, the groups say, as part of a state budget deal negotiated behind closed doors.
The OptOut news aggregation app, launched last month, aims to level-up the distribution of independent journalism.
Among the recipients is a business park directed by Joe Manchin's campaign treasurer.
Joe Manchin’s wife Gayle helps lead a commission that recently awarded $1.5 million to a nonprofit tied to her business partner.
The dark-money group Center Forward, which is buying the ads, has received millions from the pharmaceutical industry in recent years.
The Association of American Publishers filed suit to block a new Maryland law that aims to increase public libraries' access to e-books, with support from a powerful copyright lobbying group.
The Fair Elections Oakland coalition has launched an effort to pass a public campaign financing program—called "Democracy Dollars"—like the vouchers used in Seattle elections since 2017.
Government investigators say lax regulations are increasing the risk of extreme weather-related chemical disasters.
The bill would make it a crime for regulators to reveal the donors behind dark money groups trying to influence the state's elections.
Big Tech companies that seek to run out the clock on the antitrust bills before the midterm elections have banked goodwill by donating record amounts to Democratic candidates.