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Echoing Defense Industry Donors, Democrats Call for a Surveillance Wall
Democratic appropriators are promoting an increase in spending on border surveillance technologies to solve the impasse over Homeland Security funding. Their donors from the defense industry have been lobbying for these funds for years.
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Here Are the Industry Reps Pushing Corporate Interests in Space
By Lynne Peskoe-Yang Space Primary category in which blog post is published
Facebook Took Money From White Nationalist Candidate to Promote Neo-Nazi Podcast
By Alex Kotch Hate Primary category in which blog post is published
Here’s How Much Money Dems Not Backing Net Neutrality CRA Get from Comcast, Verizon and AT&T
By Donald Shaw Net Neutrality Primary category in which blog post is published
Comcast’s Favorite Congressman Doesn’t Need the Money
By Jay Cassano 2018 Midterms Primary category in which blog post is published
After Years of Obstruction, Congress Passes Electronic Filing Requirement for Senate Candidates
Despite opposition from McConnell, legislation ending the use of paper forms for campaign finance reporting is close to becoming law.
FEC Opens Door for Corporations to Give In-Kind Campaign Donations
An advisory opinion allowing Microsoft to give campaigns free software could set a precedent allowing companies to give in-kind donations, despite the ban on corporate political contributions.
AT&T’s Top California Lobbyist Dodges Gift Ban and Ethics Requirements
By hiding his lobbying and not registering, AT&T’s Bill Devine can lobby the Legislature without following the restrictions of California’s Political Reform Act, a new complaint alleges.
DNA Testing Companies Increase Lobbying as Privacy Concerns Mount
The increase in lobbying comes months after the arrest of the suspected Golden State Killer by using familial DNA data from a genealogy research site.
Sludge Runs on Civil + CVL
Civil announced this past Friday that its public CVL token sale is now open for registration on Token Foundry, and will commence on September 18th.
Telecom-Funded Groups Ask Congress to Oppose the Net Neutrality CRA on ‘Behalf of Conservatives Everywhere’
Despite claiming to speak for all conservatives, the letter comes from a particular subset of groups on the right—those that have received funding from the telecommunications industry.
Winklevoss Twins Donate $100K to Cuomo Weeks Before Being Awarded State Zcash Approval
As Feinstein Questioned Zuckerberg, an Undisclosed Investment in Facebook
When Sen. Dianne Feinstein grilled Mark Zuckerberg in April, she had not disclosed her husband just purchasing as much as a quarter of a million dollars worth of Facebook stock.
Amid Calls to Regulate Facebook, Politicians Spent $1.2 Million on Facebook Ads
Political spending on Facebook has nearly doubled since the last midterm elections.
