News

MAGA is Ruining America

Rick Jackson Paid $6 Million for the Right to Decide Who Gets Sued Over a Failed 'Anti-Woke' Bank. The Other Billionaires in the Fight Haven't Been Sued.

Rick Jackson Paid $6 Million for the Right to Decide Who Gets Sued Over a Failed 'Anti-Woke' Bank. The Other Billionaires in the Fight Haven't Been Sued.

A bankruptcy court approved a deal letting a company backed by Jackson's investment firm pursue GloriFi's lawsuits, with the first $6 million-plus of any winnings and a share of the rest that starts at 80%. The estate has sued the founder, law firms and vendors, but not the other billionaires caught up in the fight. Jackson's campaign won't say whether he'd step back as governor.

Corruption & EthicsBillionaires & Big Business Georgia
84% of Stacy Garrity's Last-Minute $5.3 Million Came From Skill-Game Interests. Her Plan for the Machines Is a $500-Per-Machine Fee — the Figure the Industry Backs.

84% of Stacy Garrity's Last-Minute $5.3 Million Came From Skill-Game Interests. Her Plan for the Machines Is a $500-Per-Machine Fee — the Figure the Industry Backs.

In the last month of Pennsylvania's governor's race, Stacy Garrity raised $5.3 million — nearly five times what she'd raised in the whole campaign before. $4.5 million of it came from three skill-game donors. Gov. Shapiro wants to tax the machines like casino slots, at 52%. Garrity wants a $500 fee per machine, the same figure the industry backs.

Corruption & EthicsBillionaires & Big Business Pennsylvania
Michigan Caps What a Party Can Give a Candidate for Governor at $750,000. John James Took $1.8 Million in DeVos-Funded Ads From His Party.

Michigan Caps What a Party Can Give a Candidate for Governor at $750,000. John James Took $1.8 Million in DeVos-Funded Ads From His Party.

A brand-new committee whose only reported donors are Amway heirs Dan and Doug DeVos, at $2 million between them, gave $2 million to the Michigan Republican Party, which gave John James $1.8 million in TV ads — more than twice what state law lets a party give a candidate for governor. The same day it was disclosed, James said 'we need to get money out of politics.'

Corruption & EthicsBillionaires & Big Business Michigan
Ashley Moody Sponsored a Bill to Block Lawsuits by Workers Dying of Silicosis. The Family Behind the Biggest Maker of the Stone Gave Her Victory Fund $24,000.

Ashley Moody Sponsored a Bill to Block Lawsuits by Workers Dying of Silicosis. The Family Behind the Biggest Maker of the Stone Gave Her Victory Fund $24,000.

Florida Sen. Ashley Moody is the sponsor of a bill that would give makers of quartz countertops the kind of lawsuit shield gun makers get — while stone workers, including one in Tampa, are dying of a lung disease from cutting it. The CEO of America's largest quartz maker and his son gave her victory fund $24,000, and $14,000 of it went on to her campaign.

JobsBillionaires & Big BusinessHealthcare Florida