A New Violation Tracker Report
Stronger Judicial Recusal Rules Vital for an Impartial State Judiciary
Wisconsin was found to have the fourth weakest judicial recusal rules in the nation.
ALEC Hires Former Koch Staffer to Lead Its Energy Task Force
The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has hired Grant Kidwell, a former analyst from two major Koch-backed groups: Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Institute.
The Most Important Legislation of My Lifetime
Representative John Conyers and Senator Bernie Sanders have introduced the most important legislation–single payer healthcare.
Government Watchdogs Urge Support of Bills to Prevent Firing of Special Counsel Mueller
The Center for Media and Democracy signed onto a letter yesterday with 22 other government watchdog groups and ethics experts calling on senators to support two bipartisan bills designed to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump.
ALEC’s Corporate Board Leads…in Federal Violations
“Not-so-great-8” responsible for more than $6 billion in federal fines and penalties since 2000
Sen. Sanders Medicare for All Act – The Time Has Come Today
Today’s bill introduction is the crest of a wave, but it’s also a new beginning.
Order John Nichols New Book Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse Today!
And support CMD’s ongoing investigations of the Trump Team at the same time!
The Poison Papers Expose Decades of Collusion between Industry and Regulators over Hazardous Pesticides and Other Chemicals
The Bioscience Resource Project and the Center for Media and Democracy today are releasing a trove of rediscovered and newly digitized chemical industry and regulatory agency documents stretching back to the 1920s. The documents are available at PoisonPapers.org.
Watchdog Group Sues Utah AG for Withholding RAGA Documents
AG Reyes refuses to release records relating to his dealings with the Republican Attorneys General Association’s corporate cash-for-influence operation.