Money In Politics
March 11, 2010 -
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February 26, 2010 -
Quick: What causes a politician's popularity to tank? A controversial vote, weak performance, general voter unrest -- all can cause poll numbers to drift downward. But for your approval ratings to really bottom out, it takes a scandal.
February 15, 2010 -
Alabama Attorney General Troy King (R) has joined with industrial interests to take TVA's side in the company's appeal of a U.S. District Court decision ordering four TVA plants -- one in Alabama and three in neighboring Tennessee -- to curb their air emissions.
February 2, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest The one redeeming feature of the abominable Supreme Court rulingon corporate electoral expenditures is the majority's retention of therules on disclaimers and disclosure. While opening the floodgates tounlimited business political spending, the Court at least recognizesthat the public has a right to know when a corporation is responsible
January 28, 2010 -
Today is the National Day of Action on Coal Ash, an effort by environmental advocates and concerned citizens to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to release its promised rule regulating disposal of the toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity -- and to classify the stuff as ha
January 22, 2010 -
The Supreme Court decision on Citizens United yesterday -- which greatly expanded the ability of corporations to spend money to influence elections -- sent a collective gasp across the public interest community.