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Citing ‘crony capitalism,’ Iowa Supreme Court blasts late-night legislative logrolling - RawStory.com

Citing ‘crony capitalism,’ Iowa Supreme Court blasts late-night legislative logrolling - RawStory.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

In a decision that appears to be highly critical of Iowa legislators, the Iowa Supreme Court has sided with electric transmission companies challenging a law that restricts competition among utilities.

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FirstEnergy agrees to pay $3.9M for failing to tell FERC about energy bill bribery payments - UtilityDive.com

FirstEnergy agrees to pay $3.9M for failing to tell FERC about energy bill bribery payments - UtilityDive.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

In the latest fall-out from a two-year-old bribery scandal, FirstEnergy will pay $3.9 million for failing to fully provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s enforcement office with requested lobbying and accounting information

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WHITE HOUSE: Energy execs spend big at Trump hotel 'Disneyland' - E & E News

WHITE HOUSE: Energy execs spend big at Trump hotel 'Disneyland' - E & E News | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

The Trump International Hotel rolled out the red carpet last summer for the two coal companies that have done the most to curry favor with the owner of the Washington, D.C., luxury destination: President Trump.

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While taxpayers like you are struggling to pay their inflated tax bills, Donald Trump is raking in the cash from the lobbyists and executives who stay at his hotel. However, he isn't required to disclose how much he earns and he continually refuses to show anyone his tax returns. It doesn't seem fair, does it? No, it doesn't.

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Republican's co-defendant delivers damning testimony against him in Ohio's largest ever corruption case - RawStory.com

Republican's co-defendant delivers damning testimony against him in Ohio's largest ever corruption case - RawStory.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

On Oct. 10, 2018, then-Rep. Larry Householder met with lobbyists representing a subsidiary of FirstEnergy in offices at 65 E. State Street that Householder shared with a 501(c)(4) dark money group. One of the lobbyists, Robert F. Klaffky, slid an envelope containing a check for $400,000...

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Big Banks Are 'Fueling Climate Chaos' By Pouring Trillions Into Oil, Gas And Coal - HuffPost.com

Big Banks Are 'Fueling Climate Chaos' By Pouring Trillions Into Oil, Gas And Coal - HuffPost.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

The world's 60 biggest banks have provided $3.8 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the Paris climate agreement in 2016, according to a new report.

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