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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Stephen Semler Sep 22, 2023
Tax Prep Industry Hires More Lobbyists as IRS Announces Free E-File Pilot

Tax Prep Industry Hires More Lobbyists as IRS Announces Free E-File Pilot

The lucrative tax prep industry has pursued a decades-long lobbying campaign to block the IRS from developing a free online tax filing service.
David Moore Jun 1, 2023
The Fossil Fuel Industry Campaign to Dirty Up Hydrogen Fuel Tax Credits

The Fossil Fuel Industry Campaign to Dirty Up Hydrogen Fuel Tax Credits

David Moore May 19, 2023
GOP Energy Bill Authors Stand to Profit From Oil and Gas Stocks

GOP Energy Bill Authors Stand to Profit From Oil and Gas Stocks

Republican lawmakers who wrote bills that were wrapped into the H.R. 1 energy package own stock in Marathon Oil, Chevron, and family-held oil and gas drilling operations.
David Moore Apr 24, 2023
Republican Energy Bill Follows Massive Increase in Fossil Fuel Donations

Republican Energy Bill Follows Massive Increase in Fossil Fuel Donations

David Moore Mar 30, 2023
Congressional Leaders Are Embracing Dark Money Like Never Before

Congressional Leaders Are Embracing Dark Money Like Never Before

Three of the four super PACs aligned with House and Senate leaders brought in record high amounts from their "dark money" affiliates in the midterms.
David Moore Mar 1, 2023
Apple Spent Record Amount on Lobbying as it Fought Antitrust Legislation

Apple Spent Record Amount on Lobbying as it Fought Antitrust Legislation

The company topped off its record lobbying year with a record fourth quarter.
David Moore, Donald Shaw Jan 23, 2023

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