Corporate Lobbyist Bailout: DENIED A startup watchdog group beat back legislation that would have allowed corporate trade groups that lobby the government to access PPP funding.
Richard Neal Got a Surprise Billing Deal for His Private Equity Donors You’ll pay through higher insurance premiums.
These Four States Can Kill the Electoral College A national popular vote compact can be adopted by passing ballot initiatives in four key states or enacting a law in five large states.
Pelosi Ignored Her Own Caucus on Voting Reform For Years, Allowing States to Restrict Access House Democrats outside of leadership have repeatedly proposed legislation on early voting and vote-by-mail, but Speaker Pelosi and the other leaders never got on board.
A Decade Later, Dems Again Say They’re Ready to Do Campaign Finance Reform We spoke with Rep. John Larson, the House sponsor of previous versions of the Fair Elections Now Act, about the last time Democrats had a chance to pass campaign finance reform in 2009.
Introducing Brick House, a Co-Op Against the Wolves That Killed Your Favorite Websites Today, Sludge is one of nine member publications announcing The Brick House Cooperative, working to build an ad-free, corporate-executive-free collective for independent media.
🚨 SLUDGE REPORT: Iran Grifters, Election Stealers and Revolving-Door Lobbyists🚨 Your regular summary of the most shameful corruption in politics.