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A Beloved Community: West Side Arts Culture Nurtures Artists
The West Side of Chicago is home to a thriving and growing arts culture. From actors to musicians, fine artists to industrial designers, the scene is growing and a part of the fabric of the neighborhood. It’s a culture where people support and push each other. It holds space for accountability and growth. It pulses with the beat of Chicago. Here are a few of the key players. Alexandria Eregbu For Chicago native Alexandria Eregbu, the world is in blue.
CLC Research Draws Connections Between Campaign Finance System and Federal Relief for Fossil Fuel Industry
As Americans across the country continue to struggle during the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration is extending financial relief to oil companies that drill on public lands. Among those oil leases that have received aid, hundreds are owned by political megadonors or have close ties to senior Interior officials’ former clients, according to a new Campaign Legal Center (CLC) analysis.
Wealthy Special Interests Continue to Use Shell Corporations to Evade Transparency Laws, New CLC Complaint Highlights
Two shell corporations appear to have illegally laundered $1.25 million to Democratic super PACs, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC). The Pacific Environmental Coalition (PEC) was formed as a nonprofit last fall, and within months had given over $1 million to the Democratic super PACs Senate Majority PAC, Unite the Country, and VoteVets.
CLC Files Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court Not to Allow for Faithless Electors
Electors cast ballots as the Texas Electoral College meet at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Photo by Bob Daemmrich / Alamy Stock Photo. Wealthy special interests might soon get an opportunity to influence the process by which presidential electors in the Electoral College cast their deciding votes in 2020 and beyond. As Adav Noti, senior trial litigator and chief of staff at CLC outlined in a recent op-ed, this summer, the Supreme Court is scheduled to decide Chiafalo v.
Rep. Nunes’ Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Against Media Potentially Violate House Ethics Rule
Ranking Member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., (left) leaves the House Intelligence Committee Impeachment Hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Photo by UPI/Alamy Live News. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is calling for an investigation into whether U.S. Representative Devin Nunes is receiving legal services in violation of House ethics rules.
How Public Exposure Stymied the Impact of the Presidential Coalition's Deceptive Fundraising Tactics
Earlier this year, a joint investigation by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Axios documented how the Presidential Coalition capitalized on its founder’s ties to President Trump to raise millions of dollars but devoted less than 3% of its spending to political activities. The investigation prompted a stinging rebuke from President Trump’s campaign—and, according to new records, led to a precipitous drop in fundraising activity.
Rena Steinzor: Supreme Court Agrees to Review Challenge to EPA's Mercury Pollution Rule
Today, the Supreme Court agreed to review a challenge to an EPA rule to reduce mercury pollution. The Utility Air Regulatory Group and the National Mining Association, and twenty-one states, appealed an April 2-1 federal appeals court ruling that upheld EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. According to Center for Progressive Reform President and University of Maryland School of Law professor Rena Steinzor: The Supreme Court’s decision to grant review is lamentable.
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