How To Make Legislatures Stop Working For Special Interests And Start Working For The People

Decentralizing power in the legislature is necessary if the people are to take back control of government from lobbyists and bureaucrats.

Former Senior Staffers From Top Congressional Offices Lobbied For Chinese Military Companies

'Lobbyists will often leverage relationships'

Trump Criticizes FDA And Big Pharma, Proposes Ban On Government Employees Turning Into Lobbyists

'You have to stop listening to lobbyists'

'They Basically Oppose Everything': Green Lobby Takes Hard Stand Against Bill Fast-Tracking Green Energy Projects

Hundreds of the most prominent U.S. environmental organizations are waging war on bipartisan permitting legislation moving through the Senate, despite the bill's provisions fast-tracking green energy development.

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Pennsylvania Bill Would Squeeze Window For Challenging Election Results

The lobbyist-backed bill is unlikely to pass the state Senate, according to Republican state Rep. Dawn Keefer.

Gretchen Whitmer's Top Aide Helped Pass Funding for EV Battery Plants. Now He’s a Top GM Lobbyist.

George W. Cook III served as the top legislative aide to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D., Mich.) while she pushed an historic billion dollar funding package that has largely been leveraged for electric vehicle projects. Now, according to state filings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, Cook is a senior lobbyist for General Motors, the Detroit-based automaker that was the first company to benefit from that program, the so-called Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR). And since Cook left Whitmer's administration, SOAR has doubled in size to $2 billion.

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Jon Tester, the Largest Recipient of Lobbyist Cash in America, Dings Opponent for Taking Lobbyist Cash

Senator Jon Tester took more money from lobbyists than any senator last year. Now, the Montana Democrat claims his Republican opponent is captive to private interests.

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The Lobbying Firms Close to the White House Cashing In on the Biden Presidency

Three Democratic lobbying firms with close ties to the White House are cashing in under President Joe Biden, more than doubling their federal lobbying revenue since he took office, a Washington Free Beacon review of lobbying disclosures found.

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For Bob Casey's Lobbyist Brother-in-Law, the Senator's Door Is Always Open

As Pennsylvania state auditor, Bob Casey disclosed to state ethics officials that his relationship with his lobbyist brother-in-law could be "perceived to constitute a conflict of interest." More than two decades later, Casey has opened his Senate office to one of that brother-in-law’s clients.

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Senate Democrat With Ties to Chinese-Owned TikTok Pans House Divestment Bill

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee whose former senior aides work for TikTok, is throwing cold water on the bipartisan House bill targeting the Chinese-owned app, saying she thinks it is likely to be struck down in court if it becomes law. Sen. Cantwell told reporters Monday night […]

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