States Archives - Checks and Balances Project

North Carolina Speaker Tim Moore Paid $275,000 In 3 Years as Part-Time Cleveland County Attorney

2018-10-18

In Cleveland County, where the annual per capita income is $20,677, Tim Moore’s part-time job as County Attorney was paid $275,172.50 over three years or an average of $91,724 a year.

Speaker Moore’s Ex-Girlfriend Decides If Bail Bonds Cases Should be Recommended for Prosecution

2018-10-15

Jennifer Gray has the power to pursue or sideline cases against individual players and companies in the powerful North Carolina bail bonds industry.

NYC Deputy Mayor Glen and DOT Commissioner Trottenberg Asked About Monopoly Bike Sharing Contract Extension

2018-10-9

Did the Decade-Long Deal Benefit Wealthy NYC Insiders While Locking Out Others in the Rapidly Changing Mobility Industry?

New Questions Emerge As Officials Explain Job Given to Speaker Moore’s Girlfriend

2018-10-5

The day after our story was published about a newly created, high-paying job given to Jennifer Gray, the girlfriend of North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, we received a call from an official at the Department of Insurance.

Anti-Wind Gadfly’s Propaganda Provokes “Angst and Fear” in Ohio’s Seneca County

2018-10-4

An examination of public records obtained by Checks and Balances Project shows that county commissioners were the target of anti-wind propaganda supported by or aligned with the interests of oil, natural gas, and coal companies.

High-Paying State Government Job Given to Speaker Tim Moore’s Girlfriend Raises Questions

2018-09-27

No Other Applicants Were Considered for the Job Attorney Jennifer Gray was given the newly-created position of associate general counsel of the North Carolina Dept. of Insurance (DOI) on March 6, 2017. A month later, at the Queen’s Cup Steeplechase, she was photographed standing next to powerful House Speaker Tim Moore. According to two sources, Speaker… Read more »

Seitz Phone Log Provides Insights into His Contacts with Ohio Energy Lobbyists

2018-09-25

Today, we’re publishing a searchable log of office phone calls by powerful Ohio House Majority Leader Bill Seitz. Analysis of the call log provides new insights into his contacts with influential energy lobbyists in the state capital of Columbus. Since January, we’ve been asking why the self-styled “free market” Seitz has worked so aggressively to bailout… Read more »

NYC Extends a Monopoly Bike Sharing Contract For 10 Years, Not Five

2018-09-17

Who Benefits by Locking Out Competition While a Mobility Revolution Surges Worldwide? New York City officials agreed in December 2017 to renew a monopoly bike sharing contract with Motivate, formerly the owner and operator of Citi Bike, sticking with the purveyor of docked bike sharing technology in use in a large portions of Manhattan plus… Read more »

Questions Focus on How New York City’s de Blasio Administration Buys Procurement Software

2018-09-11

What Role Did KPMG’s Procurement Practice Leader Play in Securing a Lucrative Contract for the iValua-KPMG Partnership? Since Checks and Balances Project began an examination into the lucrative industry of selling e-procurement software to local and state government agencies, we’ve grown particularly interested in the way in which the software has been purchased by New… Read more »

Lyft’s Monopoly on Bike Sharing in New York City Raises Questions

2018-08-28

New technologies are providing more mobility options than ever for consumers in cities across the country. Why did New York City officials agree as recently as December 2017 to renew a monopoly contract and stick with an older transportation technology in a large portion of Manhattan plus parts of Brooklyn and Queens?