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Jim McDermott forms leadership PAC
It's never too late to enter the political cash race.Exhibit A: Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., who's served in Congress since 1989, and at age 76, is the 14th oldest member of the U.S. House of...
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Shaun McCutcheon hopes donation in S. Carolina election will be first of many...
Shaun McCutcheon, the Alabama Republican who is the lead plaintiff in a case to overturn the government’s existing biennial limit on campaign contributions, has thrown his financial support behind...
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Purdue University to slash government lobbying
Purdue University — among the strongest lobbying forces in higher education — will soon slash its government affairs efforts in Washington, D.C., two federal lobbyists familiar with the decision tell...
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Tea party-aligned S. Carolina candidate bankrolled by Kentucky natural gas exec
Natural gas executive James Willard Kinzer of Kentucky is one of more than 100 small business owners listed online as supporting Curtis Bostic, the former Charleston County councilmember who appears to...
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Remembering a great of investigative journalism
A truly great journalist died this past week, although you may never have known much about him. His name was Murrey Marder. He was 93.Marder was “one of the most significant journalists of our time,”...
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FACT CHECK: Conservative Political Action Conference
In Sen. Ted Cruz’s twisted vision of economic history, Ronald Reagan cured double-digit unemployment by cutting spending and reducing the federal debt, and Jimmy Carter was guilty of “out-of-control...
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Praise from MIT for Center and PBS collaboration on post-Erin Brockovich...
Knight Science Journalism at MIT's Tracker blog writes about The Center for Public Integrity’s latest collaboration with PBS' NewsHour in our Toxic Clout series. The story investigated the lack of...
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Obama nonprofit not disclosing all donor data
President Barack Obama's new nonprofit advocacy group wants to know what its donors do professionally and for whom they work.But don't expect to ever see the information.Organizing for Action, launched...
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Next week from the Center: Tragic grain bin deaths and travel for federal judges
The Center is publishing two major investigations next week that you can read here and will hear on NPR as well as other partners.On Sunday, we are partnering with NPR and The Kansas City Star to look...
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Former FEC lawyer, a Republican, touts transparency
He may not be nicknamed the "Big Unit" or able to throw a baseball 100 mph, but Randy Johnson is pitching campaign finance disclosure in ways few Republicans do.“I don’t see anything inconsistent with...
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Oil industry trade group takes to D.C. airwaves
A recently released advertisement from the American Petroleum Institute says "new energy taxes" are "not a good idea," "short-sighted" and "definitely going to kill some jobs."The trade group has spent...
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Discriminatory discipline: Feds and Mississippi school district reach...
A Mississippi school district under scrutiny for excessive punishment of black students has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to enact new disciplinary policies, train school...
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Tester offers e-filing amendment to budget bill
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has this evening introduced an amendment to the Senate budget bill that would require senators to electronically file campaign finance reports, the Center for Public Integrity...
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Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules
MT. CARROLL, Ill. – Will Piper and Alex Pacas were being buried alive.It was July 28, 2010, just before 10 a.m., and the young men strained to breathe as wet corn piled up around them in Bin No. 9 at...
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Rethinking OSHA exemption for farms
Should farms be regulated?Corn storage on farms and in commercial structures doubled between 1978 and 2010, climbing from 5.4 billion bushels to a record 10.93 billion bushels, according to the U.S....
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Georgia's troubled effort to reduce juvenile crime
ATLANTA — Georgia legislators split the difference when they toughened juvenile justice laws in 1994. They stiffened sentences for the most violent crimes, sending some teens to adult prisons. But...
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OPINION: gaming Obamacare to benefit the few
We’re just a bit more than six months away from when Americans will have to begin making decisions about purchasing health insurance, but, according to a survey released last week, more than two-thirds...
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Pro-Rand Paul PAC to amplify conservative message
Count at least two reasons why the newly formed "Stand With Rand PAC" is notable.First, it's a hybrid PAC— a relatively rare, but increasingly popular vehicle that combines the advantages of a...
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Gay rights lobby courts lawmakers with cash
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week in two cases concerning gay rights, advocacy powerhouse Human Rights Campaign has been rallying its base by word — and by dollar."This is our...
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Rockstar Energy Drink targets beverage laws
Party like a rockstar? Try lobby like a rockstar.Rockstar, Inc., maker of the eponymous beverage, has hired a well-connected team of Podesta Group lobbyists — nine in all — to press federal lawmakers...
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