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March 31, 2022
Intuit spends millions lobbying amid accusations of deceptive TurboTax advertising


The FTC's complaint accusing Intuit of deceptive TurboTax advertising follows decades of Intuit lobbying on government-backed free tax filing.

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Nebraska Congressman convicted on charges of lying to the FBI about foreign ‘straw donor’ scheme faced calls to resign amid reelection bid

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) faces calls to resign after he was convicted on charges related to a foreign ‘straw donor’ scheme.

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Senators’ bill aims to ban corporate PACs following record-breaking business PAC giving in 2020

Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Jon Ossoff’s bill would ban for-profit corporations from operating PACs in an effort to reduce corporate influence in Congress.

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The Walt Disney Company: the home of mice, magic and money

While the Walt Disney Company is known best for its extravagant theme parks, children’s movies and media empire, it also wields immense political power.

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Capitalizing on Conflict: US Arms Sales to Conflict Zones

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** How Google and Amazon bankrolled a ‘grassroots’ activist group of small business owners to lobby against Big Tech oversight (CNBC) ([link removed])

The Connected Commerce Council has been active in shaping the debate around antitrust regulation in Washington. It’s worked with an outside lobbying firm, called the Majority Group, for several years to advocate on small business and technology issues on Capitol Hill. In 2021, the group spent $400,000 on lobbying, according to OpenSecrets.

** Crypto industry dives into the midterms, raising millions to court Democrats (The Washington Post) ([link removed])

People working in the crypto industry appear to favor Democrats heavily with their personal contributions. In the 2020 elections, crypto workers gave more than $730,000 in direct contributions to Democratic candidates and party committees, nearly nine times what they donated to Republicans, according to an analysis by OpenSecrets.

** Meet the ‘crypto caucus’: the US lawmakers defending digital coins (Financial Times) ([link removed])

Figures collated by OpenSecrets, which tracks congressional donations, found that individuals connected with the cryptocurrency industry donated $169,000 in 2017-18, $359,000 in 2019-20 and $600,000 in the current electoral cycle.
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