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The Inconvenient Questions Tour Begins in Ohio

2018-03-19

Last month, we sent a letter to Speaker Cliff Rosenberger that asked two questions concerning the conduct of Ohio House Majority Leader Bill Seitz. We’ve gotten no response, so we’re going to his district. Watch for our mobile billboard this week!

Kern County’s Claims That Behind-the-Scenes Meetings to Kill PACE Didn’t Happen Undercut by Lobbyist’s Subpoenaed Records

2018-03-17

Jimmy Yee’s records detail extensive contact with Kern County officials and point strongly in the direction of a public records act violation and state-prohibited “serial” meetings.

Records Suggest Bakersfield City Council Members Had Illegal “Serial Meetings” to Kill Homeowner Access to Popular PACE Financing

2018-02-15

What are Bakersfield council members still hiding about their coordination with realtor lobbyists?

California Association of Realtors Ducks Subpoena Questions About Vote to Kill PACE

2018-02-1

Despite Being a Signatory to Kim Schaefer’s “Political Cover” Grant Application, State Realtor Lobby Refuses to Give Up a Single Record of Its Lobbyist’s Communications on Issue

Ohio House Majority Leader Bill Seitz Subject of Public Records Inquiry

2018-01-30

What caused Rep. Seitz – a self-proclaimed free-market capitalist – to try and make Ohio’s ratepayers save the state’s aging, uncompetitive coal plants?

Trouble Builds Around Ohio House Majority Leader Seitz

2018-01-29

With an open bar at the Athletic Club of Columbus, near the State Capitol, Seitz took part in a “roast” of Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s departing chief of staff.

Realtor Lobbyists Subpoenaed for Records on Vote to Kill Homeowner Access to PACE

2018-01-17

The City and County have failed to meet some of our lawful records requests, forcing us to turn to subpoenas to enforce public access to understand how public policy decisions were reached.

Ohio Majority Leader Bill Seitz: A “Free Market” Politician Picking Energy Winners and Losers

2018-01-16

As Majority Leader in Ohio’s House of Representatives, Seitz has worked hard to bolster the fortunes of the state’s aging coal plants, while leading efforts to block the wind industry.

Mortgage Broker Boasted of Access to Kern County Board Chair Before He Voted to Kill PACE

2017-12-6

If Kern County CA responded to our records request accurately, then the only record of Zack Scrivner actively seeking information about PACE was from Tammy Engel.

Koch Denounces Thanksgiving Subsidies While Accepting $422 Million from States and Localities

2017-12-1

The Charles Koch Institute posted to Facebook about how Thanksgiving is a subsidized holiday. Yet Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have accepted 230 awards worth $422 million from states and localities – the majority since 2010 – plus 78 more with undisclosed amounts.

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