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House bill targets deadly dust explosions
A group of House Democrats introduced legislation this week that aims to protect workers from combustible dust – a fire and explosion threat that has killed or injured hundreds in recent decades.Last...
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OPINION: drug firms say no to rebates, despite billions in new revenue from...
If you watched President Obama’s State of the Union address last week, you might have missed the scheme he unveiled that will lead to the ruination of the Medicare prescription drug program, destroy...
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Bloomberg super PAC targets Jackson's former seat
Nearly $3 million and counting.That's how much money outside interest groups have spent ahead of the Feb. 26 party primary for Illinois' 2nd District special congressional election.The bulk of the...
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Writer to discuss ATF story on 'Washington Journal'
Alan Berlow will appear on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" Thursday, Feb. 21 from 7:30-8 a.m. ET to discuss and take questions about his recent story for the Center for Public Integrity, Current gun...
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Gun groups hire new lobbyists to storm Capitol Hill
A pair of gun groups — one favoring firearms control, the other opposed to it — have registered new federal lobbyists, according to U.S. Senate filings made available this afternoon.The registrations...
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GOP super donor's foundation leans left
Republican mega-donor Harold Simmons considers President Barack Obama to be “the most dangerous man in America,” and in a bid to unseat him, fueled conservative political groups with tens of millions...
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As EPA delays new coal ash rules, residents turn to the courts for relief
Sabrina Mislevy is tired of the odors, the way they “hit” her as she drives by the blue-tinted lake, the way they burn her nose. Like many of her neighbors, Mislevy has grown weary of living near the...
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OPINION: Health insurance 'producers' about to be on life support
A recent story out of Oklahoma shows just how vital investigative journalists are—and how health insurance agents and brokers may be anything but vital in just a matter of months.For decades, many...
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Al Jazeera adds more lobbying heft
Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera, in the midst of a rapid U.S. expansion, has hired another lobbying firm to represent itself before government officials, new Senate records indicate.The Law Offices...
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News outlets unearth more Donors Trust recipients
Virginia-based charity Donors Trust has promised anonymity to donors who seek to fund “sensitive or controversial” issues. A Center for Public Integrity report last week lifted that veil — at least...
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Club for Growth ranks congressional members
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., has earned the distinction of being the lone U.S. senator to earn a score of zero from the conservative Club for Growth in its latest congressional scorecard, released...
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Two Center projects win 'Best in Business' award
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) has announced two Center for Public Integrity projects as winners of its 18th Best in Business competition, which honors excellence in...
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Marriage equality proponents take arguments to the airwaves, courts
Correction (Feb. 27, 2013, 11:48 a.m.): This article originally overstated the size of the Respect for Marriage Coalition's TV buys last Sunday by $10,000. The Center regrets the error.The Respect for...
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Georgia House approves ethics reform package
The Georgia legislature has taken a major step toward strengthening the state’s ethics laws by moving a package of reform legislation through the House. The two bills in the package would impose limits...
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Report reveals dramatic decline in youth incarceration
The United States still leads the industrialized world in incarcerating young people, and ethnic-minority kids are still locked up more than whites.But there is good news: Since 1995, the rate at which...
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News Corp. leans left by donating to Democrats
When it comes to political donations, Fox News' parent company is lately catering to liberals as much as conservatives.News Corp.'s News America-FOXPAC political action committee contributed to five...
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Toxic clout: how Washington works (badly)
More than 80,000 chemicals are on the market in the United States, with hundreds added each year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other regulators are supposed to protect the public from...
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Fox News host Sean Hannity bankrolls Republicans despite assertion he's not one
During a heated exchange Tuesday night, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., accused Fox News host Sean Hannity of being "a shill for the Republican Party."Hannity's response: denying the charge and betting...
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Report: Campaign law changes hasten power imbalance between rich, poor
The U.S. political system is increasingly gamed against Americans of modest means — a situation exacerbated in recent years by major changes in the nation's campaign laws.That's the overriding takeaway...
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NYC public advocate: State, local governments must lead efforts to regulate...
Local jurisdictions should take the lead in regulating politically active nonprofit organizations, according to a new report slated for publication today by New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio...
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