Taylor reports on the flow of money in American politics. She joined OpenSecrets in 2022, having previously worked as a government contractor before moving on to research and write about the military-industrial complex, foreign lobbying, and international arms sales. Taylor holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins SAIS.
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Capitalizing on Conflict: US Arms Sales to Conflict Zones
Join OpenSecrets and the World Peace Foundation for an online discussion of how and why the U.S.— with sales over $10 billion each year — sells weapons to countries involved in armed conflicts. Our experts will explore how the role of industry influence, export controls and the government’s geopolitical goals all contribute to the spread of armed conflict with a special focus on conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.
GAO: Most lobbyists follow disclosure rules, but some leave out details (Roll Call) Sarah Bryner, the director of research and strategy for OpenSecrets, which tracks lobbying and political-money data, said the GAO report was useful as far as tracking the required disclosures, which don’t cover the full scope of influence activities.
FARA gets a House hearing (Politico) “The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint Monday accusing Intuit, the company that owns TurboTax, of deceptively advertising their paid tax preparation services as free filing,” OpenSecrets’ Anna Massoglia reports — and it “follows years of escalating tension around tax prep companies’ marketing practices and decades of lobbying against free government-sponsored tax filing services.”
