Pharma Front Group Hosted House Staffers at Luxury Resort Before BBB Vote
Days before the House voted on the Build Back Better Act, Center Forward hosted dozens of congressional staffers to discuss policy issues with lobbyists.
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Arizona Students Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Voting Rights Bill
Twenty young people at the Arizona Capitol are calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules and advance the Freedom to Vote Act.
NYC Public Campaign Financing Program Leveled the Playing Field: Report
A new Brennan Center analysis found that New York City's small-dollar matching program was key in electing record numbers of women and people of color to City Council.
Health Insurance and Pharma Lobbyists Max Out to the Dem Party
The Senate braces for a showdown over expanding Medicare to include dental and vision benefits after healthcare industry lobbyists have bundled six-figure donations for Democrats’ campaign arms.
Code for Democracy Debuts New Tool to Track Money in Politics
The web tool aims to make it easier to investigate campaign contributions, lobbying, nonprofit spending, and more, and to get alerts on new data.
Mass Dems Gerrymander for Richie Neal
New state maps make major changes in the Massachusetts First Congressional District.
Schumer Took a $66k Bundle of Checks From the Health Insurance Industry’s Top Lobbyist
The bundle was given as the health insurance industry was lobbying against Medicare dental, vision, and hearing coverage being included in the Build Back Better Act.
Bipartisan Bill Would Ban Ballot Issue Campaigns From Taking Money From Foreign Donors
The bill follows an FEC ruling that may allow foreign individuals and companies to donate to ballot measure campaigns in the U.S.
Republican Billionaires Are Donating to Manchin and Sinema
Some GOP megadonors made their first and only Democratic donations as the two senators worked to undermine the reconciliation bill.
Schrier Buys Up to $1.5 Million in Apple Stock
She reported the purchase months after making it, an apparent violation of federal law.