Pennsylvania’s richest person is funding an influential network of right-wing think tanks and causes across the state.
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Anita Dunn advises Biden while her firm undermines Democratic Party priorities
SKDKnickerbocker co-founder Anita Dunn is a high-level advisor to President Biden as her firm underminers workers’ rights, housing justice, and climate action.
The Pro-Israel Billionaires Influencing Pennsylvania’s Elections
Out-of-state billionaires are donating big to pro-Israel groups splurging on state elections to defeat progressive candidates.
Fossil Fuel Industry Mobilizes Front Group To Weaken NY Climate Law
A new astroturf “coalition” that’s pushing fossil fuels in New York State is backed by a slew of major oil and gas companies.
Real estate & private equity billionaires set to profit from NY clean grid investments
Clean power transmission projects planned for New York will be built and owned by Blackstone Group and Related Companies.
Utilities Continue to Profit from Pandemic Misery & Obstruct Energy Transition
Here are some resources on how to research and map utility power that is super-exploiting captive customers amidst the pandemic.
The Iraq War ‘spinmeister’ and high-powered lobbyists behind Pegula’s stadium shakedown
A war propagandist from the Bush administration and well-connected Albany lobbyists are working to extract $1.4 billion in subsidies from New Yorkers.
Gig work front group run by lobbying firm Mercury falsely claimed support from Buffalo community organizations
Uber and Lyft-backed group falsely claimed that several community groups in Buffalo endorse its effort to deny workplace protections to app workers in New York.
Buffalo News’s anti-tax screed fails to disclose ties to group lobbying against taxing the rich
The Buffalo News is a “major investor” in – and publisher Tom Wiley sits on the board of – a group lobbying against taxing the rich.
Newsom Delivers for Energy Clients of Lobbyist he Celebrated at French Laundry
The Newsom administration’s decisions have repeatedly benefited the energy clients of the firm of his close lobbyist friend Jason Kinney.
Energy Giant NRG Splurges on Powerful NY Lobbyists in Pursuit of Astoria Fracked-Gas Plant
NRG has paid an army of powerful lobbyists hundreds of thousands of dollars to push a proposed fracked-gas plant against community opposition.
Cuomo fundraises with Finger Lakes billionaires as austerity cuts drive upstate NY cities towards crisis
NY governor is raising money from billionaires on promises not to raise their taxes and instead slash state funding for poor cities