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Is Sentara Trying to Pressure EVMS Board to Flip Its “No Confidence” Vote?

2020-12-4

A new tip alleges that Sentara Healthcare Chair Dian Calderone will try to provide cover for Virginia Governor Northam. Our request for an interview with Ms. Calderone is denied.

Top Northam Aide: Virginia Governor Won’t Accept Sentara’s Push to Offload EVMS onto Taxpayers

2020-11-30

The timing of Sentara Healthcare’s announcement on August 12 of a $11.5B merger with Cone Health, which CEO Howard Kern would helm, raises questions.

Checks and Balances Project Files Complaint Against DeVos for Violating Federal Law

2020-09-14

The 1937 Hatch Act is clear: Officials of the U.S. government must not use their authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election. Nor may they engage in political activity while on duty.

C&BP Calls Out NYC Procurement Chief Symon for a Pattern of Evasion in Gotham Gazette Letter

2020-01-9

We’ve requested public records from only two former employees of Symon’s agency but have repeatedly received automated emails that put off providing us with records due to the “complexity” of our request.

Despite CA Records Law Requirement of Prompt Action, Responses Vary Widely by 4 Government Bodies Enabling Controversial Ballmer Arena

2019-12-10

State records law requires government agencies to respond within 10 calendar days —by December 5th in our case — to acknowledge the records request and tell the requesters whether they have disclosable public records.

Dr. Brock-Utne’s Board Membership at Son’s Medical Software Co. Sparks Questions

2019-06-26

Physicians Against Drug Shortages Co-Chair Brock-Utne fails to declare ties to Issio Solutions in article that calls hospital marketplace “corrupt.”

Ohio’s Seitz Stays on ALEC Board While 71 Companies Leave and Charles Koch Shows Up

2019-02-25

At the ALEC Annual Meeting, on the first full day after his arrival, Seitz’ calendar shows that he met with the ALEC finance board and attended a lunch with donors.

Physicians Against Drug Shortages Get a Pass from 16 Media Outlets in Our Survey

2018-11-16

If they had asked, they may have learned that Physicians Against Drug Shortages Executive Director Philip Zweig has been employed by and has direct financial ties to medical device manufacturing companies.

Financial Disclosure Guidelines Aren’t Offered by Media that Publish Op-Eds by Physicians Group

2018-11-9

Doctors and others affiliated with Physicians Against Drug Shortages certainly have a right to present their point of view. But are media outlets doing enough to allow readers to evaluate the veracity of op-eds, guest columnists, media pundits and quoted “experts”?

Checks and Balances Project Hires Ohio First Amendment Attorney Jack Greiner to Enforce Citizen Access to Public Records

2018-05-23

Jack Greiner will explore a lawsuit enforcing public access to a Special Counsel Report on Sexual Harassment in the Ohio House of Representatives. The watchdog group is also seeking documents revealing the scope of the investigation, as well as who served in the role of Special Counsel, how they were hired, who decided to hire them and how much the work cost taxpayers.

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