FRI 11/6 | K Street has a hand in who's getting stimulated: Of the 52 companies with the largest stimulus contracts, 34 are also among the biggest lobbyists, Phil Mattera reports. More...

State hearings into the campaign finances of former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley reveal that GOP gubernatorial candidates failed to disclose dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of campaign flights in 2004 and 2008, the same charge which launched the Easley investigation. More...

The Republican from South Carolina raised $2.7 million in the latest quarter, with the race between him and his Democratic opponent on track to be one of the country's most expensive. More...

As Florida gears up for a major debate over offshore oil drilling in 2010, energy interests are pouring big money into party coffers -- foreshadowing a battle poised to consume many Southern coastal states. More...

Four out of 5 of the Democrats who voted against a "robust public option" in the Senate Finance Committee today represent states where the dominance of a single health insurance company constitutes a near-monopoly. More...

The West Virginia lawmaker, a longtime champion of health insurance reform, says the public option is necessary to make coverage affordable. But his proposal is expected to meet stiff resistance from his Finance Committee colleagues -- some of whom have been raking in contributions from lobbyists representing the industry whose profits are at stake. More...

In 2006, Senate Republicans defeated a measure to heighten accountability in federal contracts -- including 25 of the very same Senators who voted to cut off ACORN. More...

The high court is considering a case that could open the floodgates to corporate money in political campaigns under the guise of free speech rights. Bob Hall of Democracy North Carolina considers whether we should grant corporations the same rights as people. More...