A coalition of companies like Cargill and Chevron hired new lobbyists as it works to convince policymakers that so-called ‘renewable natural gas’ should get government subsidies.
David Moore
David Moore is a co-founder of Sludge. He previously worked as director of the nonprofit Participatory Politics Foundation (PPF), creating free and open-source technology for civic engagement.
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Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws
Dewey Square Group, where Minyon Moore leads State and Local Affairs, was paid millions of dollars last year by a Lyft-funded industry group fighting state labor protections.
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Investment Industry Donors Bankroll Sinema in Q2
Donors at Blackstone, the Carlyle Group, and other investment firms have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Sinema’s leadership PAC, which has been spending on upscale events and private flights.
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Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers
Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
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Seattle Residents Make Record Use of ‘Democracy Voucher’ Program
Last year’s elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.
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Mysterious Super PAC Attacks Biaggi in Homestretch of Primary Against DCCC Chair Maloney
A shadowy super PAC has popped up to attack the progressive Biaggi after DCCC head Rep. Maloney has declined to condemn the wave of outside spending in Democratic primaries.
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Corporate America Is Helping to Elect Anti-Abortion Attorneys General
Abortion access is on the ballot in several states this year, where Democratic AG candidates have pledged not to enforce restrictive abortion laws and Republicans have said the opposite.
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Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act
At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
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Lobbyist-Led Dark-Money Group Buys Pro-Schrader Ads
Better Jobs Together, which previously ran ads for Henry Cuellar and Kyrsten Sinema, is on the air for Rep. Kurt Schrader in his tightly contested Oregon primary contest against a progressive challenger.
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Pharma Companies Spend Billions More on Stock Buybacks Than Developing Drugs
House Oversight Committee report combats industry claims that lower drug prices would stifle innovation.