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Why did Rep. Cardenas’ legal fees skyrocket last quarter?
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) appears to be spending a lot of time with his lawyers lately.
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Lobbyist Scott Reed finally starts following the law after CREW calls him out
On January 6, Scott Reed, a corporate lobbyist, filed several lobbying disclosure reports for the first time in two years that he filed one of these legally required reports on time.
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A self-funder is not the answer
Donald Trump has argued his candidacy presents an antidote: someone extremely wealthy can finance his own campaign.
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Lobbying blitz undermines claim that bill to gut Dodd-Frank is about small community banks
In a recent Birmingham News op-ed, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) promoted the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, his effort to roll back the 2010 landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
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A campaign finance reform win in Hawaii
Marking another win for campaign finance reform and transparency, the Supreme Court last month declined to review a challenge to Hawaii’s political committee requirements.
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Consultant behind ethanol group’s anti-Cruz ads also heads Huckabee’s super PAC
Earlier this month, a pro-ethanol nonprofit group, America’s Renewable Future, launched a campaign in Iowa attacking Sen. Ted Cruz’s position.