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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.

Ohio House Leader Bill Seitz Abandons Principles to Support Coal Bailouts

2018-01-18

Why would he want to enable the manipulation of electricity markets to help utilities and coal companies, after years of proclaiming the virtue of free markets?

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.

Coal CEO Murray Caught Lying About Seeking Welfare Check From Taxpayers

2017-12-15

In These Times Photos Show Secret Meeting with Energy Sec. Rick Perry, Though Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray Later Claimed “No Involvement” in Coal Bailout

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.

Checks and Balances Project Seeks State Probe of Ridgecrest CA Mayor’s Potential Financial Conflicts

2017-11-20

Our complaint to Calif. Fair Political Practices Commission Asks for Investigation of Mayor Peggy Breeden After City Attorney Ignores Questions

Ridgecrest City Attorney Claims Mayor Breeden Isn’t Conflicted, But Won’t Give Reasons Why

2017-11-9

Possible Financial Conflict of Interest in PACE Vote Raises Questions In the eight years we’ve been asking questions about the ethical conduct of dozens of government officials and the influence of lobbyists and corporate managers, we’ve never come across a response quite like the one we received on October 30, 2017, from City of Ridgecrest’s… Read more »