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March 3, 2022
GOP accepted millions from oil and gas ahead of Texas primary
 
 

Ahead of the Texas primary, the oil and gas industry contributed more than $19 million — roughly 93% of its political giving to state elections this cycle — to Republican candidates in the Lone Star State

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As privacy concerns arise, organizations using facial recognition technology spend on lobbying


At least 32 companies and organizations paid for lobbying on facial recognition and biometric technology in 2021, lobbyist disclosures show.


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The campaign finances behind two politicians giving the responses to Biden’s State of the Union


The two politicians giving responses to Joe Biden’s first State of the Union speech have differing views and fundraising strategies.


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CPAC bankrolled by Jan. 6 rally organizers and groups spreading 2020 election fraud claims


Former President Donald Trump’s political operation continues to steer money to a firm run by Jan. 6 rally organizers, while other organizers of the rally before the deadly Capitol attack are sponsoring this year’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference, widely known as CPAC.

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Fundraisers and rent payments: Federal political spending at Trump businesses topped $1.4 million in his first year out of office (CNN)
Trump is behaving like someone poised to launch a presidential bid in 2024, with his relentless fundraising and massive war chest, said Sarah Bryner, the research director at OpenSecrets.

How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Stonewalling Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Nomination to the Fed (The New Yorker)
According to OpenSecrets, the nonpartisan campaign-finance watchdog group, the industry has contributed more than eight million dollars to the collective campaigns of the dozen senators.

Oil Industry Stirs Blowback After Weaving War Into U.S. Lobbying (Bloomberg)
The oil and gas lobby is a political heavyweight in Washington, D.C., spending some $115 million on lobbying last year, behind just five other industries, according to the financial watchdog OpenSecrets. 
 
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