When elected officials think they own your government
COLUMNISTS 03/06/2018, 03:42pm The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) Phil Kadner Candidates running for office this month keep promising to end corruption. You…
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F.C.C. Watchdog Looks Into Changes That Benefited Sinclair
By CECILIA KANG FEB. 15, 2018 Ajit Pai, the F.C.C. chairman, has moved aggressively to relax media ownership rules.CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Last April,…
Kris Kobach’s Office Put Thousands of State Employees’ Partial Social Security Numbers Online
This is a bad look for the man who wants data on every voter in the country. PEMA LEVYJAN. 25, 2018 The office of Kansas…
Grassley: There is no GOP ‘conspiracy’ to shield Donald Trump from Russia investigation
Jason Noble, jnoble2@dmreg.com Jan. 10, 2018 There is no Republican “conspiracy” to protect President Donald Trump from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign,…
How a Conservative TV Giant Is Ridding Itself of Regulation
By CECILIA KANG, ERIC LIPTON and SYDNEY EMBER AUG. 14, 2017 With the purchase of Tribune Media, the Sinclair Broadcast Group would gain WITI, a Fox affiliate in Milwaukee. CreditAlyssa Schukar…
Sinclair Requires TV Stations to Air Segments That Tilt to the Right
By SYDNEY EMBER MAY 12, 2017 The KOMO television station in Seattle was acquired in 2013 by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has dictated some news coverage. CreditRuth Fremson/The…