Missouri GOP Votes to Gut Anti-Gerrymandering Reform Approved by Voters
Amid the pandemic, Missouri Republicans are pushing a measure that could lead to a precedent helping the GOP gerrymander state districts throughout the country.
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Where Biden, Trump, and Amash Stand on Campaign Finance
From dark money to public funding for elections, here’s where three remaining presidential candidates stand on money in politics.
CFPB Attorney Who Helped Water Down Payday Lending Rule Operated a High-Cost Auto Lender
Christopher G. Mufarrige ran a Buy Here Pay Here used car lot in Texas before joining CFPB and working on payday lending regulations.
Gottheimer Backs Bailout Plan Pushed by His Private Equity Donors
In statements to the press and congressional letters, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) is backing a plan from one of his top private equity donors to expand a Federal Reserve bailout program.
Neal Took Big Bucks From Lobbyists While Killing a Surprise Medical Bills Fix
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) received $54,000 from lobbyists for private equity and pharmaceutical interests that opposed a bipartisan surprise medical billing deal in the weeks after he stymied the deal with a last-minute counterproposal.
Trump Helps Health Insurers Swell Their Profits
Wall Street investment firms are under the impression that the Trump administration will waive the medical loss ratio requirement on insurers this year, which could allow the companies to pocket an unprecedented windfall of profits beyond what they made in that record-setting first quarter.
Reps Calling for Payday Lender Bailout Get 6x More Money From Payday Lenders
The representatives seek an exemption from loan regulations so that payday lenders can receive funding from the coronavirus relief package meant to bail out small businesses.
Campaign to Overturn Citizens United Keeps Racking Up Wins
Seventeen more Wisconsin communities recently endorsed a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics, bringing the state total of passed referendums to 163 and the nationwide total to 820.
Group Promoting Covid “Liberate” Protests Tied to Hydroxychloroquine Push
"Hydroxychloroquine is the cure!" reads a sign displayed at one of the protests.
