Local democracy will be on trial in Florida Tuesday. The trial is a test of the state’s “super preemption” law.
Tallahassee Mayor Defends Local Democracy from the Gun Lobby
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Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
By Mary Bottari | at
“We can pretty much do whatever we want now!” crowed GOP Kentucky Rep. Jim DeCesare behind closed doors.
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
By Kim Haddow | at
The big money chains behind the National Restaurant Association are trying to crush local democracy and upend the voters’ will on measures to increase the minimum wage and more.
Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
By Arn Pearson | at
Given the international scope of the Trump Organization’s operations, a newly sworn-in President Trump will likely run afoul of several anti-corruption protections from Day One and put America at greater risk.
ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Steve Arnold, Mayor of Fitchburg, WI on his observations from the ALEC’s 2016 States and Nation Policy Summit, in Washington, DC
Jeff Sessions and Trump’s White House Swamp
By Arn Pearson | at
Donald Trump may have campaigned on “draining the swamp,” but he brings an unprecedented and dazzling array of conflicts of interest to the White House and the Executive Branch.
Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial while Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
By Lisa Graves | at
Trump’s choice to be America’s top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, has used Exxon’s profits to fuel climate change denial and obstruction through ALEC. And he’s close to Putin…
Revealed: The Trump Administration’s Energy Plan
By Nick Surgey | at
The Donald Trump administration energy agenda is revealed in a memo prepared by Trump’s energy transition head Thomas Pyle, obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Dutch Journalist Okke Ornstein Detained in Panama for Criminal Libel
By David Armiak | at
Panama is coming under fire for imprisoning a Dutch journalist.
Trump Names Controversial Lawyer to be White House Counsel
By Arn Pearson | at
Donald Trump chooses Tom DeLay’s “ethics” lawyer to become White House Counsel. This spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.