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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 »

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 »

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?

Ohio Seneca County Commission President Mike Kerschner Subject of Public Records Inquiry

2018-08-16

In a recent article in the Advertiser-Tribune of Tiffin, Ohio, a Seneca anti-wind leader lauded Mr. Kerschner for making a “motion to rescind the county’s Alternative Energy Zone.”

While Leading Flawed Inquiry into Seitz, Taft Attorney Represented Former Sen. Hite’s Victim

2018-07-27

Janica Pierce Tucker of Taft Law was selected to lead the investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against powerful House Majority Leader Bill Seitz. The inquiry was driven in part by Seitz’s inappropriate joke about Hite’s conduct that referenced the Marvin Gaye song, “Let’s Get It On.”

Was Policy Followed When North Carolina Speaker Moore’s Fiancée Was Hired?

2018-07-23

Given the power of the Speaker Tim Moore and his ability to influence state government, there are important questions to raise on behalf of taxpayers who pay the salaries of both Moore and Ms. Gray.

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