CMD NEWS ABOUT Economy

• House Testimony: Postmaster Louis DeJoy Should Be Fired or Resign

  By ExposedByCMD Editors | September 16th, 2020 at 1:32 PM (CDT)

  Lisa Graves, board president of CMD, called for DeJoy's removal due to his conflicts of interest and alleged campaign finance violations at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Monday.

• Right-Wing Groups Oppose Historic Illinois Progressive Income Tax Ballot Measure

  By Don Wiener | September 4th, 2020 at 1:13 PM (CDT)

  Koch-funded groups are fighting against a state constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would make Illinois the 33rd state to have a graduated income tax.

• Corporate Lobby Group Attacks Teachers’ Unions in Call for Schools to Reopen Despite COVID-19 Risks

  By Alex Kotch | September 1st, 2020 at 10:54 AM (CDT)

  Bankrolled by anti-labor billionaires, the Job Creators Network is using its push for schools to reopen quickly as a wedge issue to attack teachers unions.

• Conservative Plutocrats Pour Enormous Sums of Money into GOP Super PACs

  By Alex Kotch | August 17th, 2020 at 3:22 PM (CDT)

  A CMD analysis of campaign finance data has found that just 44 individuals, couples, families, or corporations have poured more than $230 million into conservative super PACs in the 2020 cycle, nearly 60 percent of the total amount they raised.

• Facing Increased Scrutiny, TikTok Gave Money to State Attorneys General Groups

  By Alex Kotch | August 7th, 2020 at 4:15 PM (CDT)

  The Chinese-owned company made its first-ever political donation on June 30 to the Republican Attorneys General Association, followed by a donation to the group's Democratic counterpart.