Being a sellout pays when you’re a member of Congress. We unveiled last week that retired congressmen and congresswomen got 1,452% raises for becoming lobbyists for powerful special interests. So we sent a letter to the 36 retiring members of Congress asking them to disclose any job negotiations they’re having for their post-congressional careers —
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Last week, Republic Report sent a letter to 35 retiring Members of Congress asking them to reject backdoor bribery and publicly disclose negotiations they’re having with lobbyists and others for jobs after they leave office. Current disclosure laws are full of loopholes, leaving constituents in the dark about these negotiations. We’re outraged that Members of Congress are
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As Republic Report reported last week, there are a number of high-profile American politicos — including former directors of the CIA and FBI, presidential candidates, and mayors of major American cities — who have taken up the cause of de-listing the  Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) from the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The Department of
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The Salt Lake Tribune today published a piece about Utah’s weak ethics laws surrounding the revolving door — where state lawmakers leave the legislature to become lobbyists. The paper notes that the state officially requires lawmakers to wait one calendar year before becoming lobbyists. However, there is a loophole that allows these legislators to lobby
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Two weeks ago, America’s subprime schools — the for-profit college industry, many of whose members rip students off and demand that Uncle Sam pick up the tab for their shoddy education — held a conference in Washington, D.C. We were there. The association for these schools, America’s Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), brought in elite
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Imagine a group of high-profile politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, enlisting their services on behalf of a group designated by the U.S. State Department as terrorist organization, a group that has killed Americans. Imagine these politicos appearing at the group’s cult-like rallies, where the group’s leaders call for the day when this organization takes over a nation
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Charter school lobbyists in Georgia are trying to woo politicians with thousands of dollars worth of meals, documentary screenings, and framed photos of former longtime Braves pitcher John Smoltz. This barrage of money being spent – $7,800 since January – comes as the Georgia legislature considers a bill that would allow the state to cover the costs of
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In recent years, the for-profit college industry — which runs veritable “subprime schools” which get billions of dollars from Uncle Sam and then deliver low-quality education while loading students up with debt  — has come under increasing scrutiny. As a result, it has ramped up its lobbying operations in Washington, D.C. Earlier this week, I
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