OpenSecrets in the News

See where we've been cited by media outlets around the nation this week:  

• The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package (The New York Times)
  Big companies, including Morgan Stanley, have lobbied on issues relating to tax losses as recently as the first few months of this year, according to records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

• Florida prison operator with worst COVID-19 safety record has deep political roots (Miami Herald)
  As Florida’s prison system fights to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, two facilities stand out ⁠for the wrong reasons: Blackwater River in the far reaches of the Panhandle, where six inmates have died of the disease, and South Bay Correctional Facility in Palm Beach County, where 36 staff members — more than any other compound — became infected. 

• Federal lobbying soars to near-record level as industries scramble to shape coronavirus response (CNN)
  Federal lobbying spending soared to nearly $903 million during the first three months of the year — approaching record levels, as American businesses scrambled to shape how the Trump administration and Congress respond to the coronavirus outbreak, a preliminary tally shows.