Over 100 lobbyists benefit as Congress directly related to lobbyists by family ties
Money Politics articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
Billionaire’s SuperPAC Battle Keystone Pipeline
How a SuperPAC is leading activists as they battle Keystone Pipeline with election ads
How Dark Money Tribes Are Replacing Political Parties
Increasing concern that groups of wealthy dark money tribes are existing political party balance
Few Big Donors Now Dominate Public Television Funding
How a few billionaires including Koch brothers now dominate public television funding nationwide
Shortage of Land Feeds Corruption in Densely Populated NJ
New Jersey’s chronic shortage of land feeds corruption from property developers and politicians
Lobbyist Guides Hundreds of Millions From Koch Brothers
Single lobbyists spends untold millions from Koch Brothers on political races nationwide
Albuquerque New Mexico Proposes Sweeping Corruption Law
Lawmaker in Albuquerque New Mexico Proposes Massive Changes to Corruption Legislation
An Analysis of Nevada County Campaign Finance Environment
Nevada County campaign finance system has bred entrenched political powers resistant to change
Why America’s Elections Are World’s Most Expensive
Federal or local, US elections are world’s most expensive by far as big wealthy country votes
The Few Dozen Big Donors Behind Chamber of Commerce
Public Citizen releases info on small number of big donors behind Chamber of Commerce