…computer-aided method helped the GOP create districts that appeared aesthetically compact and pleasing, but skewed redder and redder in draft after draft produced by GOP Senate staffers working for Senate…
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
…Committee of PA. State filings show the committee was financially supported by Consol Energy, Range Resources, Southwestern Energy Company, and Marathon Petroleum Corporation, all of whom are major players in…
Reince Priebus Promotion Another Big Win for the Koch Caucus
…rural voters 3-1. She ran more ads in Omaha in search of one electoral vote than in Michigan and Wisconsin combined. Keith Ellison Steps Up to Lead the Democratic National…
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
…I asked Mohamed to make one statement to the American people, and one to Trump. To America he says, “protest for your brothers, protest for your children, protest for your…
Oil and Gas Interests Spend Big to Make it Harder to Amend Colorado Constitution
…regulate oil and gas development and prohibit the state from preempting local laws or regulations on the industry. While Initiative 78 would have required all new oil and gas developments…
Koch Cash Working to Flip the Senate in Iowa
…flip the Senate by gaining three seats. Federal Elections Committee (FEC) filings from Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KochPAC) detail how the Kochs are aiding them in their quest….
“Independent” Women’s Group Backing Trump Skirts Law to Influence Elections
…registering as a political committee, a new complaint to the Federal Election Commission charges. The complaint filed today by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) alleges that IWV’s major…
Kochs Battle Dark Money Disclosure in South Dakota
…another by UnitedforPrivacy.com. UnitedforPrivacy.com is the website for People United for Privacy, an SPN backed group that states, “To change our laws to subject people to the chilling effects of…
Trump and Clinton Camps Engaging in Super PAC Coordination Says Watchdog Group
…are exploiting,” said Brendan Fischer, of the Campaign Legal Center, the nonpartisan campaign watchdog group which filed formal complaints with the Federal Elections Commission on October 6, 2016. Correct the…
Leaked Audio Shows How Florida Utilities Sought to Deceive Public Into Believing Amendment 1 is Pro-Solar
…the Tea Party was behind it. We even saw some folks that we would normally play pretty well with, the Chambers of Commerce locally, the business community was kind of…