From WP: The wealthiest one-third of lawmakers were largely immune from the Great Recession, taking the fewest financial hits and watching their investments quickly recover and rise to new heights. But more than 20 percent of the members of the current Congress — 121 lawmakers — appeared to be worse…
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From LA Times: The vote thwarts an election-year effort by the president to slap a new tax rate on those earning more than $1 million a year. Democrats are likely to revive the measure in the months ahead. … Named for Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who has said he…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: At least five major companies and one foundation have severed support for the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC — part of a growing national campaign that has linked the corporate advocacy group to voter ID laws and “Stand Your Ground” gun legislation highlighted in…
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From The Institute for Southern Studies: ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, gets 98 percent of its funding from top corporations like British Petroleum, State Farm Insurance, Walmart, and, of course, Koch Industries, one of the nation’s largest private companies with vast holdings that include a relatively close chlorine-dioxide…
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From Washington Post: Some members of Congress send tax dollars to companies, colleges and community groups where their spouses, children and parents work as salaried employees, lobbyists or board members, according to an examination of federal disclosure forms and local public records by The Washington Post. A U.S. senator from…
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From Evansville Courier & Press: Applicants for public welfare programs would have to pass drug tests under a measure that some Republican state lawmakers were hoping to push – until Friday. In the Indiana House, Democratic Rep. Ryan Dvorak of South Bend sought to add an amendment to that bill:…
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