Secret cash aided politicians who rewrote Wisconsin law to block claims of lead-poisoned children
Source: Madison.com
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While these children had compelling personal stories, NL Industries had something even more powerful on its side: Republican politicians facing recall elections in 2011 and 2012 who secretly benefitted from $750,000 contributed by NL's owner, Harold Simmons, to an "independent" political group.
At the request of NL's lobbyist, Republicans inserted a handful of words into the 2013-15 state budget that sought to halt such lead-paint lawsuits, including the one filed by Yasmine, according to a memo obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, a left-leaning watchdog organization that exposes corruption in government.
The politicians' effort -- ultimately blocked by judges -- demonstrates the power of secret contributions to reshape state law while the public is kept in the dark.
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Read more: https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_190b45fd-343e-5259-b66c-d4e0e091bac5.html
This might not be considered LBN.
If so I can repost elsewhere.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)PaulX2
(2,032 posts)American Government 101.
shadowmayor
(1,325 posts)lil' Bush appointed Norton to run the Dept. of Interior. She was a lobbyist for the Lead Industry - you know - the good folks who want to put lead back into gasoline and think lead paint in houses with children is a good mix. An utterly un-decent human appointed by a war criminal. These people don't give a fuck about us, they really don't.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,969 posts)the best government money can buy.
flying_wahini
(6,646 posts)I really do. Will people do ANYTHING for $$$$? Even sell all of us down the river for a buck?
pansypoo53219
(20,995 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)Bear Creek
(883 posts)Could not find the article but Strickland before he left office put in place safety rules for lead paint on children's toys and the first thing Kasich did in office was to undo them.
The GOP only cares about money.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)Bear Creek
(883 posts)It was the very first day he was governor in fact it would have been sometime between midnight and daylight. Could be he has changed, but I thought how horrible could the GOP possibly be.