Evanston Becomes First Illinois City to Counteract Big Money With Public Match
Small-dollar donations from Evanston residents to candidates for mayor can be matched out of a pool of public funding under the new program.
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Joe Biden’s ‘Zionist Backlash’ Megadonor
Hedge fund billionaire CEO Seth Klarman, a major Democratic donor, has a long history of funding Israeli settler organizations and groups opposing pro-Palestine activists.
Charles Koch Makes Biggest Known Political Advocacy Donation
A new nonprofit led by his close associates and his son received a gift worth $4.3 billion, the right-wing megadonor revealed.
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Top Donor to State GOP Groups Is Funded by Leonard Leo’s Billion Dollar Windfall
The Concord Fund is giving heavily to state Republican Party groups this year after taking millions from Leonard Leo’s “dark money” network.
ALEC Gala to Face Protest From Pro-Democracy Groups
The industry-funded group is celebrating 50 years with a gala in D.C.
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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year
A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.
Manchin Defends Tax Credit for Gas Companies Following Lobbying by ‘Dear Friend’
Manchin added a bill rider in July supporting the fossil fuel industry’s position on a major “clean hydrogen” tax credit after his longtime confidante Larry Puccio was hired to lobby by a gas company seeking the benefits.
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Former Ag Chair Collin Peterson Joins Private Equity-Backed Carbon Capture Initiative
Peterson is advising the American Carbon Alliance as it promotes carbon capture technology for the ethanol industry.
Trucking Company CEO Rep. LaMalfa Fights Truck Emissions Standards
The trucking company where LaMalfa is CEO could be impacted by new regulations on truck emissions.
Trump’s Top Campaign Aide Is a Tobacco Lobbyist
Susie Wiles of Mercury Public Affairs, a senior advisor to Trump's campaign, is lobbying for Swisher as it fights a proposal meant to reduce youth smoking.