Local Government

Governments Lobbying Government: City of Austin

Texas’ local governments spend tens of millions every year to influence state-level decision-making. These publicly-funded advocacy campaigns are oftentimes led by or receive help from external lobbyists (i.e. registered lobbyists), internal lobbyists (i.e. intergovernmental relations personnel), and pro-government associations (i.e. Texas Municipal League, Texas Association of Counties, Texas Association of School Boards, etc.). One local...

March 14, 2024
Election Integrity

Even In A Sacred House Of Worship, The Biden Administration Deceives About Voter Integrity

Against the backdrop of a sacred pulpit that was instrumental in the fight to secure the rights of democracy, the Biden Administration continued its pattern of deception about election integrity. On Sunday in Selma, Alabama, Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to fight against popular, common-sense measures like voter ID laws and to challenge duly enacted legislation that...

March 12, 2024
Election Integrity

Georgia supposedly has the cleanest voter rolls in the nation, but with 3 million possible errors

A day after Valentine’s Day, there wasn’t much love lost between the Secretary of State Office’s Chief Operating Officer Gabe Sterling and advocates for cleaning the voter rolls at Georgia Senate Ethics Committee Hearing. Although testimony was cordial, Jason Fraizer, Mark Davis, and Dr. Rick Richards were not moved by Sterling’s bold assertion that “Georgia...

March 6, 2024