Names in the News: Aubrey McClendon and Chesapeake Energy
Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, has used his stake in the company’s oil and natural gas wells as collateral to secure $1.1 billion dollars of previously undisclosed loans, as reported by...
View ArticleNames in the News: Russell Pearce
Four months after becoming the first Arizona legislator ever to be recalled, Russell Pearce announced that he will once run again for the state senate, this time in the newly created District 25....
View ArticleTexas Fracking Billionaires Gave Money to 70 Percent of Montana Republican...
Montanans make up the vast majority of individuals who give to Montana candidates, but they were not the top donors to legislative candidates this past election. Two Texas billionaires and their wives...
View ArticleNYC’s Soda Ban Debate Gurgles Up—In Mississippi
Debate over civically mandated serving sizes re-erupted earlier this month when a judge blocked the implementation of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to limit soft drink sizes....
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Names in the News: Bob Perry
Bob Perry, the wealthy Texas homebuilder and long-time mega-donor to Republican campaigns, died this weekend at age 80. Best known for his donations to federal campaigns, Perry was also a prolific...
View ArticleEnergy Company Turns on the Tap for West Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates
Antero Resources Inc., a Colorado-based energy company, plans to build an 80-mile pipeline capable of carrying 4.8 million gallons of water a day from the Ohio River to fracking sites in West Virginia...
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Names in the News: Harold Simmons
Harold Simmons, the Texas billionaire who built an industrial empire through savvy acquisitions and used his wealth to fund conservative political causes around the nation, died last week at the age...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLVIII: Passing the Bucks?
If it were a contest of political giving—and thank goodness it isn’t—Super Bowl XLVIII would have already ended in a blowout. Instead of being a contest between a stifling defense and a prolific...
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Boeing Breaks Record for Biggest State Subsidy
In November of 2013, Washington state’s Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the largest state tax subsidy for a corporation in United States history as part of an effort to convince Boeing Company to...
View ArticleGold’n Giving
Although it may be a bust for shareholders, the acrimonious breakdown of merger talks between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation may prove to have a silver lining for the Nevada...
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Take Two (or 30 Million) and Call Us in the Morning: Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s...
During the past month, the pharmaceutical industry has seen a rash of merger and acquisition activity, including purchases by major industry players GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Bayer, and Valeant. The...
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