Money and Democracy
They promise to help families of fallen officers. But they’re mostly paying telemarketers.
A union-backed police charity spends just a sliver of its money on those it purports to serve
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Lawmakers call for investigation into PACs that raise money for charity
A Nevada congresswoman called on federal authorities to investigate political action committees that raise funds for a cause — but plow most of what they raise back into their own paychecks and committee fundraising efforts, a Public Integrity investigation found.
State Department releases documents, pays thousands of dollars
A federal lawsuit by the Center for Public Integrity prompted action
Copy, Paste, Legislate
How special interest groups achieve their goals by enlisting friendly lawmakers to quietly push ‘model legislation’ in statehouses nationwide.
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