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LOD: Shotgun Merger, Ouch!

Earlier this week, Democracy North Carolina released a report that sharply criticized a proposal jammed inside the state Senate budget to merge and shrink the three agencies that oversee elections, ethics, and lobbying. We’re pleased to report that the proposal, which many others also rebuked, is no longer a part of the Republican budget plan. The Senate [...]

LOD: Investing in Bad Government

Another report, this one by Citizens for Tax Justice, spotlights mega-corporations that rake in massive profits and pay nothing in federal income taxes – in fact, they get a credit, which means money from you. This is what happens when corporations rig the tax code to their advantage, a product of their investment in bad [...]

LOD: Don’t Connect the Drops

The Koch brothers, Art Pope’s Locke Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Exxon, BP, Massey Coal and many others understand that if people took global warming seriously as a condition that will kill their children, then government regulation (or just regulating CO2 production) would gain new popularity - and the freedom of [...]

LOD: Pit Bull or Lap Dog?

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-Cherryville) lived up to his reputation as the pit bull for ultra-conservatives during a Congressional hearing yesterday. He went after Elizabeth Warren, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending up basically calling her a liar, which set her back in her chair, aghast. McHenry’s animosity to consumer finance protection [...]

By | 2017-01-03T12:05:39-05:00 May 26th, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|5 Comments

LOD: State of Emergency

The NC Senate is rolling out its version of the 2011-2013 state budget this week – and it cuts many vital programs even more than the House version. Legislative leaders say there’s not enough money, but that’s because they won’t close tax loopholes for wealthy special interests that are protected by big campaign donations and [...]

By | 2011-05-23T21:44:59-04:00 May 23rd, 2011|Link-of-the-Day|4 Comments