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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.

National Assoc of Realtors Lobbyist Jeanne Radsick Misstates Facts About PACE to Taft CA City Council

2017-11-2

Ms. Radsick likes to refer to herself as a “local realtor” when she lobbies government officials. But, in fact, she is a director of the National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors.

Documents Raise Questions About Intent of Hedge Fund Pushing ITC Solar Case

2017-10-31

Saving American jobs? Billing records from the lawyers working for the hedge fund that own the failed companies show there has been active consideration of permanent bankruptcy.

Checks and Balances Project Moves to Discovery Phase in Lawsuits on Bakersfield “Political Cover” Scandal

2017-10-13

Despite Mounting Evidence of Collusion with Bakersfield Realtor Lobbyists, City and County Attorneys Withhold Documents and Electronic Communications.

Major Bloomberg Story Is Reminder of Unanswered Questions about National Black Chamber

2017-09-20

A new investigative report by Bloomberg News shines a light on the myriad other stances that the National Black Chamber of Commerce has taken on behalf of its deep-pocketed, entrenched donors.

David Brooks Blames Al Gore Again for Making Climate Change a Political Issue, this Time on the PBS NewsHour

2017-09-8

During a segment on climate change politics on Sept. 1, 2017, columnist David Brooks takes to the airwaves to spread an incomplete story again about the polarized state of climate change politics.