See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:
As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change (New York Times)
Here are some of the people fighting efforts to conserve a vital resource that’s disappearing across the United States. Barrick, along with its joint venture, has made $1.7 million in campaign contributions since 1994, according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks political donations. That makes it one of the state’s largest corporate political donors.
‘It should never have happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US (The Guardian)
Republicans are pushing to loosen child labour laws in at least 16 states, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Those efforts are driven by groups such as the Foundation for Government Accountability, funded by conservative donors including Richard “Dick” Uihlein, who has also backed a group that sponsored the January 6 Capitol rally in 2021, according to Opensecrets.org.
If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign (Reuters)
Marcus and his wife Billi Wilma Marcus were the seventh-largest individual Republican donors in the 2020 election cycle, giving nearly $25 million to Republican campaigns, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks money in politics. Business magazine Forbes estimates Marcus' net worth at around $8.8 billion.
