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Niners Nation
August 7, 2017
The 49ers head coach met with the media this weekend following the open practice. We have a full transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. WatchÃÂ ...
PR Watch
August 1, 2017
July 31, 2017: WNYC-The Takeaway: Thousands of pages of documents compiled from lawsuits against Dow, Monsanto, the Environmental Protection Agency,ÃÂ ...
PR Watch
July 27, 2017
The world of independent chemical testing has a shiny veneer. The public is reassured that chemicals they're exposed to on a daily basis areÃÂ ...
PR Watch
July 21, 2017
The best part of my 9thAmerican Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference so far was trying to get into the host hotel in Denver.
PR Watch
July 19, 2017
A recent New York Magazine article about the climate ruin we are facing, by David Wallace Wells, has caused a furor for describing theÃÂ ...
PR Watch
July 18, 2017
Now that GOP state legislators have control over 32 state legislatures (both chambers), thanks in large part to partisan gerrymandering, someÃÂ ...
PR Watch
July 18, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY – The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) filed suit in District Court yesterday against the Utah Office of Attorney GeneralÃÂ ...
PR Watch
July 11, 2017
On Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Christopher Wray, President Trump's nominee to replaceÃÂ ...
PR Watch
December 31, 1999
When he was running for president, Donald Trump had very harsh words for deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) andÃÂ ...
PR Watch
December 31, 1999
With Republicans in control of 32 state legislatures, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been actively pushing the idea of aÃÂ ...
Truth-Out
March 23, 2017
Trump's Supreme Court nominee, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch, is a conservative judge who environmentalists fear will put up roadblocks to their legal standing.
PR Watch
March 23, 2017
A constitutional convention, something thought impossible not long ago, is looking increasingly likely. Under Article V of the U.S.
Truth-Out
March 23, 2017
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was tapped by President Trump to fill the seat left vacant by Antonin Scalia's death over a year ago.
PR Watch
March 23, 2017
Wisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) wants a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and he wants a new constitutional convention to ratify it.
PR Watch
March 22, 2017
Wisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) wants a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and he wants a new constitutional convention to ratify it.
PR Watch
March 19, 2017
Who the Senate confirms to fill the current vacancy at the U.S. Supreme Court will determine the nature of our elections for decades to come.
PR Watch
March 15, 2017
The Center for Media and Democracy joined 120 other democracy reform and advocacy organizations yesterday in a letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Judiciary Committee calling for close scrutiny of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's stanceÃÂ ...
PR Watch
March 13, 2017
After blocking confirmation of Justice Scalia's replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court for a full year, the Senate Judiciary Committee is now preparing to take up the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the post on March 20, barely seven weeks after ...
PR Watch
February 22, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - As a result of an Open Records Act request and lawsuit filed by the Center for Media and Democracy, on Tuesday night the Oklahoma Attorney General's office released a batch of more than 7,500 pages of emails and other recordsÃÂ ...
PR Watch
February 22, 2017
The Center for Media and Democracy joined 24 other reform organizations and bipartisan ethics experts in a February 17 letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from any Department of Justice investigations into Russian ...
PR Watch
February 20, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan has a reputation for policy wonkishness, which he doesn't deserve. He also has a reputation for raising boatloads of cash, which he does deserve.
PR Watch
February 17, 2017
In the upcoming statewide election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Evers is facing a challenge from John Humphries, an administrator with the Dodgeville School District and Dr.
Truth-Out
February 17, 2017
An investigative report published this month by PR Watch found that from 2005 to 2015, the Kochs' foundations made donations to almost 400 schools, valued at over $141 million.
Common Dreams
February 17, 2017
Over the last 2 years, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), which runs PR Watch, has submitted nine public record requests to Pruitt's Oklahoma Attorney General's office for correspondence between Pruitt and numerous oil companies.
PR Watch
February 14, 2017
Just in time for Valentine's Day, love is in the air as the American Legislative Exchange Council cozies up to the Real Donald.
PR Watch
February 13, 2017
To the outside observer, it may look as if the Republican Party can't decide what to do about repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
February 8, 2017
If the rule of law gets a psychopathic liar and thin-skinned, negative, raging, maniac elected, I can do without it. If the right wanted a wrecking ball, they got him.
Truth-Out
February 4, 2017
Janine Jackson: "With one swipe of the presidential pen, the Dakota Access and Keystone pipelines were back on the agenda," so reported CNN.
Washington Examiner
February 3, 2017
During the highly misinformed hour-long call, Graves mentioned CMD has published more than 40,000 articles about ALEC, citing publications like PR Watch, SourceWatch, BanksterUSA, among others. The kicker? All of these sources are funded by CMDÃÂ ...
PR Watch
February 2, 2017
Billionaire Koch Industries CEO and Republican mega-donor Charles Koch has, since the 1970s, funded higher education, typically giving large donations to free-market economics programs at hundreds of U.S.
PR Watch
January 31, 2017
In the wake of Donald Trump's firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for refusing to defend his unlawful immigration ban, Senator Jeff Sessions faces renewed questions about whether he is too close to Trump to serve independently in the post.
PR Watch
January 30, 2017
President Trump arrived in Washington, D.C. last week with enough conflicts of interest to fill a cattle car. And if Senator Jeff Sessions gets confirmed as Attorney General, he's going to have to deal with many of them.
PR Watch
January 25, 2017
Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after her dismal performance in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee (HELP) January 17th and after theÃÂ ...
PR Watch
January 25, 2017
For those who hoped the Trump administration would become more "presidential" after the pomp and ceremony of the swearing-in, the Trump team cleared up any confusion by peddling outright lies from the White House podium.
PR Watch
January 23, 2017
When the history of Donald Trump's administration is written, people may point to the appointment of a Koch Brothers' operative to a little-known White House position as a turning point in Trump's evolution from unorthodox Republican candidate to ...
PR Watch
January 19, 2017
Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, wants America to believe she's all about giving parents the right to choose what's best for their children.
PR Watch
January 17, 2017
While Trump repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he will not cut Social Security Medicare or Medicaid, he plans to put opponents of these programs in key positions in his administration.
PR Watch
January 13, 2017
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) would like to bring your attention a matter of serious concern regarding the nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be U.S.
PR Watch
January 13, 2017
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's choice to be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), coordinated an effort by Republican state attorneys general to oppose the confirmation of Merrick Garland to theÃÂ ...
Truth-Out
January 11, 2017
I first attended an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) winter policy meeting in 2014. There I learned that many so-called "model bills" in the ALEC library had become law in my state of Wisconsin.
PR Watch
January 10, 2017
I respectfully submit this statement for the record in opposition to the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions to be the 84th Attorney General of the United States. Confirmation is a privilege, not a right--even for a sitting United States Senator ...
International Business Times UK
January 6, 2017
The Center For Media & Democracy (CMD) has run the popular investigative source PR Watch, which looks into political corruption and undue influence of corporations, since 1993 - and it is particularly concerned that the AEA could dictate Trump's entireÃÂ ...
PR Watch
January 6, 2017
On the first day that the Kentucky legislature got underway with a newly elected Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Republican governor, the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity group blew the whistle and legislators jumped to do theirÃÂ ...
PR Watch
January 5, 2017
I first attended an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) winter policy meeting in 2014. There I learned that many so-called "model bills" in the ALEC library had become law in my state of Wisconsin.
Niners Nation
January 2, 2017
The 49ers quarterback was not in the locker room Monday, but did speak after Sunday's game. We've got a full transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. Watch video here. by David Fucillo@davidfucillo Jan 2, 2017, 2:55pm PST. tweet ÷ share ÷ pin ÷ Rec. The Sanà...
Niners Nation
December 16, 2016
The 49ers head coach met with the media on Thursday. He talked plenty about the offensive line. Here's a full transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. Watch video here. by David Fucillo@davidfucillo Dec 16, 2016, 8:55am PST. tweet ÷ share ÷ pin ÷ Rec. Openingà...
Niners Nation
December 14, 2016
The 49ers head coach met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the team's preparations for the Atlanta Falcons. We've got a full transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. Watch video here. by David Fucillo@davidfucillo Dec 14, 2016, 3:30pm PST. tweet ÷ shareà...
Niners Nation
December 13, 2016
The 49ers head coach met with the media on Monday to discuss the team's loss to the Jets. We've got a transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. Watch video here. by David Fucillo@davidfucillo Dec 13, 2016, 8:15am PST. tweet ÷ share ÷ pin ÷ Rec. I realize you ...
Niners Nation
December 13, 2016
We've got a full transcript, courtesy of 49ers PR. Watch video here. by David Fucillo@davidfucillo Dec 13, 2016, 4:15pm PST.
PR Watch
December 13, 2016
Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's likely choice to be America's top diplomat as Secretary of State, has spent years funding climate change denial and underwriting efforts to block measures to address climate change while misleading the public, according toÃÂ ...
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