As the 2016 elections come into view, reimagining the way in which we tell money in politics stories is one of the biggest challenges we face.
Continue readingCorporations get more breaks on Tax Day
If corporations shouldered the same ratio of the tax burden relative to individuals that it did throughout the 1950s, they’d have paid an additional $560 billion to Uncle Sam in 2014.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes: No surprise that big insurers are defending Obamacare
With billions at stake, a bevy of big insurance companies are throwing their weight behind Obamacare — 15 of which are among the Fixed Fortunes 200, the most politically active corporations in the country.
Continue reading‘Fixed Fortunes’ companies investing heavily on both sides of the aisle
A Sunlight investigation finds that many companies on our Fixed Fortunes 200 list are buttering up party committees on both sides of the aisle with valuable hard money contributions.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes: Why Washington likes big banks
Since the 1990s, Washington’s unspoken preference has been for banks and other financial institutions to get ever bigger, and it’s acted accordingly, making life easier for giants while hobbling the little guy.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes update: Big donors score as 113th Congress sunsets
Before shutting up shop on Tuesday, the least productive Congress in recent memory managed to produce some goodies for some very special interests.
Continue readingChamber of Commerce sees assault on business in campaign finance reform
In an event at the Chamber of Commerce's headquarters, a diverse group of speakers from government, litigation, consulting and academia convened to tackle the intersecting issues surrounding the business community, campaign finance reform and political speech.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes: Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillions
Between 2007-2012, America’s most politically active corporations spent $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. A Sunlight Foundation analysis suggests, however, that what they gave pales compared to what they got: $4.4 trillion in federal benefits.
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