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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Hamsini Sridharan
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February 28, 2019
The 2016 election cycle marked the first time there was widespread recognition of the problems posed by online political manipulation efforts. What, exactly, is digital deception, and how do we combat it?
Frank Bass
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The nation’s 10 largest oil and gas companies and their employees have given the Democratic candidates barely more than $165,000 over the last six years for federal campaigns.
Anna Massoglia and Andrew Perez
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February 27, 2019
Newly obtained tax records shed additional light on the web of “dark money” organizations tied to President Donald Trump’s top judicial adviser that were used to funnel millions to organizations that boosted the Supreme Court nominations of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Frank Bass
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February 22, 2019
The nation’s 10 biggest financial services companies and their employees have given less money to Bernie Sanders over the last six years than they’ve given to any other current or potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
Andrew Perez
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February 13, 2019
A former Goldman Sachs lobbyist who now works as the top lawyer for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined to name 19 of his 20 former clients in his financial disclosure last year.
Hamsini Sridharan
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February 12, 2019
MapLight and the Institute for the Future outline more than 30 concrete proposals—all grounded in the democratic principles of transparency, accountability, standards, coordination, adaptability, and inclusivity--to protect the integrity of the future elections.
Frank Bass
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January 31, 2019
The 206 House members who haven’t agreed to support a major democracy reform package typically received about $150,000 more from corporate political action committees during the midterm elections than sponsors of the measure.