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Author Archives: Reity O'Brien

Posted inState Politics

Hotel industry targets upstart Airbnb in statehouse battles

by Reity O'Brien July 15, 2015January 28, 2022

Key findings: The traditional hotel industry and short-term rental sites such as Airbnb are fighting over regulation by flooding state elections with cash and lobbying. At least 60 bills aiming to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental sites have landed in 23 state legislatures in the 2015 session, many of them pushed by the traditional […]

Posted inDemocracy

12 things to know about Scott Walker

by Reity O'Brien and Jared Bennett July 13, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Supreme Court justices bolstered by free travel, royalties, rental income

by Reity O'Brien and Rachel Baye July 2, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Big money behind Kentucky’s other horse race

by Reity O'Brien May 18, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Wisconsin’s other court battle

by Reity O'Brien April 6, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

National donors pick winners in state elections

by Ben Wieder, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Rachel Baye January 28, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

High court appears divided over whether judicial candidates can ask for cash

by Reity O'Brien January 20, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

U.S. Supreme Court to rule on judicial campaign contributions

by Reity O'Brien January 19, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Secretive nonprofits flourished — and succeeded — in 2014 state elections

by Reity O'Brien December 17, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Nearly 100,000 negative ads helped turn tide in Florida elections

by Michael Beckel, Reity O'Brien and Kytja Weir November 14, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Ad war winners take governors’ mansions

by Ben Wieder, Reity O'Brien and Rachel Baye November 5, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Mega-donors give big to state candidates

by Rachel Baye, Reity O'Brien and Ben Wieder October 30, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Secretive groups spend millions to influence state elections

by Reity O'Brien October 9, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inInside Public Integrity

12 things to know about who’s trying to influence your vote in 2014

by Ben Wieder, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Rachel Baye September 26, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inState Elections, State Politics

Non-candidate spending increases in state elections

by Rachel Baye, Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Ben Wieder September 24, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Supreme court justices earn quarter-million in cash on the side

by Reity O'Brien June 20, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Information on judges’ disclosures often blacked out

by Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young April 28, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

What do federal appellate judges own?

Avatar photo by Henry Kerali, Reity O'Brien, Chris Young and Kytja Weir April 28, 2014January 28, 2022
Guillermo Ramirez family
Posted inDemocracy

Federal judges plead guilty

by Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young April 28, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

State judges: We don’t need no stinkin’ disclosure

by John Dunbar, Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young December 13, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Maine earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

California earns ‘C’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Wyoming earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Indiana earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Minnesota earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Arkansas earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Texas earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

New Mexico earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Nevada earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Illinois earns ‘D’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022

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