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The Obscure Tax Rule That’s Stopping US States from Paying Teachers More

Economy, Education

Source: Quartz | Published: 5/5/2018

One way to invest more in books, schools and teachers would be to raise taxes. But most of the states with striking teachers face a special obstacle that makes that nearly impossible: “Supermajority” tax measures, which require a wider-than-normal margin of legislators to vote for tax increases. Cutting taxes in these states is easy, but reversing those cuts to fix problems like underfunded schools, is tough.

The EPA’s Ethics Controversies Keep Growing. Here’s What You Need To Know.

Environment

Source: BuzzFeed News | Published: 5/4/2018

As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt used multiple email accounts, including his personal one, for official business. The Center for Media and Democracy is in an ongoing legal battle with the Oklahoma attorney general’s office to release thousands of Pruitt’s emails with fossil fuel companies and others in response to their open records request.

‘Poison Papers’: Us and Canadian Regulators Colluded with Manufacturers of Highly Toxic

Environment

Source: The Real News Network | Published: 5/3/2018

The poison papers were analyzed and published by the Center for Media and Democracy and Dr. Jonathan Latham. They are a compilation of over 20000 documents obtained from federal agencies and chemical manufacturers via open records requests and public interest litigation. They include internal scientific studies and summaries of studies, internal memos and reports, meeting minutes, strategic discussions, and sworn testimonies.

The Koch Brothers’ Plutocracy

Democracy, Koch

Source: Colorado Springs Independent | Published: 4/25/2018

The Koch conspiracy’s attack on our democratic rights has already rigged our country’s economic and political rules so the richest of the rich can now grab even more of society’s wealth and power, thus shattering America’s commitment to the Common Good and creating a savage level of inequality. To learn more, go to the watchdog group, Center for Media and Democracy.

Pruitt Flipped Vacant Lot to Contributor, Made $70K

Democracy

Source: E&E News | Published: 4/23/2018

When Pruitt bought the lot, it was the subject of litigation. A report from the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) published earlier this month in Salon said Pruitt and his wife bought it “just days before a court ruled that it had been fraudulently transferred by a Las Vegas developer who was on the hook for a $3.6 million loan default.”

YOUR VIEW: Right-Wing Propagandist Pushes Sanitized Version of Jefferson

ALEC, SPN

Source: SouthCoastToday.com | Published: 4/21/2018

Pioneer [Institute] is a right-wing think-tank, a member of the State Policy Network, an $83 million web of right-wing think-tanks who serve as a “dating service” between major corporations and state legislatures which operates in 49 states. According to the Center for Media and Democracy, The New York Times, and Blumberg Businessweek, the State Policy Network and their associate the American Legislative Exchange Council, write legislation for state legislatures; legislation which is often passed unchanged. The Pioneer Institute and its co-conspirators subvert the democratic process. They are lobbyists and propagandists.