Reports
A bitter pill: how big pharma lobbies to keep prescription drug prices high
The number of companies lobbying on drug pricing has more than quadrupled over the past five years.
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Investigations
Lobbying forms show how agriculture group targets officials with industry ties for advocacy
Unusually detailed lobbying disclosures filed by an agriculture industry group show how lobbyists are able to leverage the revolving door.
Investigations
Missouri senate special election reveals continued influence of large donors
In November 2016, Missouri citizens voted to pass the Amendment 2 ballot measure which reimposed state campaign finance contribution limits that Missouri had abolished in 2008.
Investigations
Pro-Trump dark money group primarily funded by seven-figure checks
45Committee, Inc., a nonprofit organization that spent more than $21 million boosting President Donald Trump during the final month of the 2016 election, was financed by more than $46 million raised from a small group of megadonors.
Investigations
Oscars’ most political film is connected to the most political donations
Many of those behind this story of government intrigue are active participants in the political process off the screen as well as on it.
Investigations
Former Cruz campaign manager was involved in conduit contribution scheme
Jeff Roe, who ran Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign, was intimately involved in a 2012 conduit contribution scheme that resulted in the American Conservative Union paying a $350,000 fine.