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
Roswell Park Cancer Center and Erie County Medical Center belong to lobbying group working to protect health insurance profits
Why is the University of Michigan Financing the Billionaire Oilman Who’s Bankrolling the Texas Far Right?
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.
Museum and college donations help clean up Paul Saffrin’s image, but not the generations of pollution his company caused
Local institutions rehabilitate Tonawanda Coke owner’s image as the state considers public subsidies for developer who bought polluted site
NY budget watchdog’s climate recommendations reflect priorities of corporations and lobbyists on its board
The Citizens Budget Commission advocated embracing natural gas and expanding nuclear subsidies among other pro-corporate recommendations
Wealthy developers cash in as cost of Buffalo tax break rises to $66.9 million
Tax break for mixed-use development has been abused to force property owners and renters to pay taxes for luxury lofts
Striking Chicago teachers are taking on the billionaire class that is robbing students & neighborhoods
Striking teachers are demanding better conditions for their whole community instead of billionaire handouts.
Former Buffalo mayor Masiello lobbies for the city government and companies doing business with the city
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.
Nick Sinatra just got a major state development deal, owes hundreds of thousands in property taxes (again)
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.
Cuomo Campaign Manager Lobbies for Oil & Gas Pipeline Company
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign manager lobbies for fossil fuel pipeline corporation Williams Companies – and Cuomo’s oil and gas industry ties don’t end there.
New Report Shows Trump & Wall Street Ties, Polluting Effects of Proposed Danskammer Gas Plant
Photo: Mriya Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry are pushing for yet another fracked-gas power plant in New York State. Danskammer Energy LLC, owned by private equity firm Tiger Infrastructure Partners, is proposing a new 525-575 megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Town of Newburgh, New York. If built, the plant will lock in …
Will Andrew Cuomo Finally Shut down the CPV Fracked Gas Power Plant?
. The Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) 680-megawatt fracked gas power plant in Wawayanda, New York has been dealt a blow. Last week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation declined to renew a crucial air permit the plant requires to begin operations in the state. The plant needed to have a Title V Clean …