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Newsom Delivers for Energy Clients of Lobbyist he Celebrated at French Laundry

By Derek Seidman and Donald Shaw, Sludge
January 12, 2021

The Newsom administration’s decisions have repeatedly benefited the energy clients of the firm of his close lobbyist friend Jason Kinney.

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Energy Giant NRG Splurges on Powerful NY Lobbyists in Pursuit of Astoria Fracked-Gas Plant

By Derek Seidman
December 17, 2020

NRG has paid an army of powerful lobbyists hundreds of thousands of dollars to push a proposed fracked-gas plant against community opposition.

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Cuomo fundraises with Finger Lakes billionaires as austerity cuts drive upstate NY cities towards crisis

By Rob Galbraith
September 3, 2020

NY governor is raising money from billionaires on promises not to raise their taxes and instead slash state funding for poor cities

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Cuomo puts private equity vulture in charge of coronavirus economic recovery

By Rob Galbraith
March 24, 2020

Selection of Blackstone senior advisory director Bill Mulrow raises concerns about Wall Street profiteering from coronavirus recovery

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Insurance-backed lobbying group attacking universal healthcare in NY is also funded by public hospital and cancer research center

By Rob Galbraith
February 14, 2020

Roswell Park Cancer Center and Erie County Medical Center belong to lobbying group working to protect health insurance profits

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Why is the University of Michigan Financing the Billionaire Oilman Who’s Bankrolling the Texas Far Right?

By Derek Seidman
February 3, 2020

The University of Michigan and Michigan State have tens of millions invested in the private equity fund that finances the business operations of Tim Dunn, the billionaire oilman who is bankrolling the Texas extreme right.

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Museum and college donations help clean up Paul Saffrin’s image, but not the generations of pollution his company caused

By Rob Galbraith
January 27, 2020

Local institutions rehabilitate Tonawanda Coke owner’s image as the state considers public subsidies for developer who bought polluted site

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NY budget watchdog’s climate recommendations reflect priorities of corporations and lobbyists on its board

By Rob Galbraith
December 18, 2019

The Citizens Budget Commission advocated embracing natural gas and expanding nuclear subsidies among other pro-corporate recommendations

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Wealthy developers cash in as cost of Buffalo tax break rises to $66.9 million

By Rob Galbraith
November 7, 2019

Tax break for mixed-use development has been abused to force property owners and renters to pay taxes for luxury lofts

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Striking Chicago teachers are taking on the billionaire class that is robbing students & neighborhoods

By Derek Seidman
October 18, 2019

Striking teachers are demanding better conditions for their whole community instead of billionaire handouts.

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Former Buffalo mayor Masiello lobbies for the city government and companies doing business with the city

By Rob Galbraith
April 3, 2019

Anthony Masiello was hired as a lobbyist by the City of Buffalo, creating conflicts of interest with his other clients who do business with the city.

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Nick Sinatra just got a major state development deal, owes hundreds of thousands in property taxes (again)

By Rob Galbraith
August 24, 2018

We exposed Nick Sinatra’s $1.2 million in back taxes earlier this year. The developer just got millions of dollars in subsidies to build in Canalside, even though he’s behind on his taxes again.

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