The Other Manchin’s Conflicts Of Interest
Joe Manchin’s wife Gayle helps lead a commission that recently awarded $1.5 million to a nonprofit tied to her business partner.
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Pharma Lobbyist-Run Group Places $300k Ad Buy for Kurt Schrader
The dark-money group Center Forward, which is buying the ads, has received millions from the pharmaceutical industry in recent years.
Publishing Giants Are Fighting Libraries on E-Books
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.
Oakland Community Groups Launch Campaign to Fight Big Money in Elections
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.
Omnibus Bill Contains Dark Money Riders
Congress put provisions in the 2,741-page omnibus funding bill that are designed to stop the government from improving transparency of money in politics.
A Climate Wake-Up Call for the Chemical Industry
Government investigators say lax regulations are increasing the risk of extreme weather-related chemical disasters.
Another Possible Stock Trading Loophole
Members of Congress would be allowed to continue trading industry funds under the two leading stock trading ban bills in Congress.
Florida Republican Introduces ALEC Bill to Protect Dark Money in Politics
The bill would make it a crime for regulators to reveal the donors behind dark money groups trying to influence the state's elections.
AIPAC Makes Its First Campaign Donations
The pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse has a new PAC.
Tech Industry Groups Push to Stall Antitrust Bills After Record 2020 Donations
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.