…Alabama, in the heart of Dixie, appointed by a Republican governor, who immediately understood what this case was about and completely rejected what the Secretary of State [John Merrill] and…
Trump May Face Heat for Campaign Finance Crimes
…would still be a conspirator in such a crime,” said Liam Brennan, the federal prosecutor who won a corruption conviction against Connecticut’s former governor John Rowland in 2014. According to…
Soda Money Flows Into Cook County Races, But Comes Up Flat
The soda industry lost two allies in its fight against soda taxes in Illinois when two incumbent democratic Cook County Commissioners, John Fritchey and Richard Boykin were defeated in a…
Donors Trust, the Right-Wing Secret Money Machine, Doled Out $66.7 Million in 2016
…Supreme Court justices, Neil Gorsuch, John Roberts, and Samuel Alito, and countless other judges and state Supreme Court justices on the bench. The Federalist Society is a member of SPN…
GOP wants to flood politics with dark money using hidden “policy riders”
…to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which bars churches and charities from spending money to influence elections, and does not gut current limits on party spending for ads coordinated with candidates….
Coal Lobbyist Hosted Fundraisers for Senators Evaluating His Nomination for Top EPA Post
…Committee on Environment and Public Works — Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. — last May. The event for Inhofe was held at Rosa Mexicano, a Mexican restaurant…
Retribution and Revenge in the Wisconsin John Doe
…falsely claiming it failed to cooperate, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel demanded a correction for an unwarranted and false attack on the wife of a key John Doe reporter, and the…
Contempt of Court: Trump’s Judicial Blitz Betrays His Hostility to Rule of Law
…days are not the only ones to spark controversy. The Senate confirmed John Bush for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, despite his blog posts (written under a fake name)…
‘Influence Watch’ Website Launched: Berman, ALEC, Heartland Copy CMD’s Sourcewatch.org Site
…Bradley’s 2016 Annual Report details $125,000 in funding to CRC and the budget for Influence Watch is $400,000 for its first year, according to the grant proposal. North Carolina’s John…
ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force
…briefly served as the task force director from April to July 2017. John Eick, who now works for AFPM, previously led the task force from 2012-2017. Todd Wynn, who now…