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June 18, 2018

Open Records Request of Payday Lending Study Commissioned at Kennesaw State University

On June 10, 2015, Campaign for Accountability filed an open records request seeking information about a study of the payday lending industry conducted by a professor at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. CfA is investigating any connections between the payday lending industry and the author of a favorable study concerning the industry’s practices. On June 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously ruled in CfA's favor and ordered the release of the requested records.

May 30, 2018

The Lobbyist in the Garage

On May 30, 2018, CfA released a new report, “The Lobbyist in the Garage,” revealing that Engine, a San Francisco-based nonprofit claiming to represent the “voice of startups in government,” is little more than an apparent AstroTurf lobbying group created by current and former Google employees to advance Google’s interests.

May 7, 2018

Supplement to FEC Complaint After Senator Mike Crapo Admitted to Holding 81 Events at Lobbyist’s Condo for Free

On May 7, 2018, CfA filed a supplemental complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Vicki Hart, the lobbyist owner of a Washington, D.C. condominium, for knowingly and willfully failing to disclose improper in-kind contributions in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and FEC regulations.

May 1, 2018

Letter Urging Mulvaney Not to Cut Off Access to Consumer Complaint Database

On May 1, 2018, CfA joined several consumer, civil rights, good government, and pro-transparency groups in objecting to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Mick Mulvaney's stated plan to end public access to a CFPB database used by consumers to file and view complaints against financial institutions.

April 10, 2018

Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Attorney General to Obtain Communications Between Scott Pruitt and Sen. James Inhofe

On April 10, 2018, CfA filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Oklahoma County against Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter for failing to release communications between former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and United States Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) about the work of the Lead-Impacted Communities Relocation Trust (“LICRAT”) at the Tar Creek Superfund site northeastern Oklahoma.

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