TV News LIES

Thursday, May 23rd

Last update03:53:19 AM GMT

You are here News Domestic (USA) State AG Conference paid for by lobbyists and big corporations

State AG Conference paid for by lobbyists and big corporations

E-mail Print PDF

Attorneys general from around the nation are attending professional and political conferences this month — paid for in large part by corporations and lobbyists with potential legal issues in their states.

The donors? Drug companies, tobacco firms, alcohol lobbyists, banks, energy companies and labor unions, among others.  Critics say the conferences — combined with corporate donations, sponsorships and political contributions worth hundreds of thousands of dollars — represent at least the appearance of a conflict of interest for the attorneys general, and could be improper.

More...

TVNL Comment:  There is no appropriate comment other than DUH!


Most Recent Related Stories...


Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared

West Texas firefighters unpreparedThe fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights...

U.S. acknowledges killing of four U.S. citizens in counterterrorism operations

US killed 4 AmericansThe Obama administration Wednesday for the first time acknowledged killing four U.S. citizens in “counterterrorism operations”...

Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man

Ibragim TodashevA Chechen immigrant living in Florida was shot and killed during a violent confrontation with Boston...

Trillions of Dollars in Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue Still Shrouded in Secrecy

mining revenuesSecrecy still prevails in how natural resources are managed, and this conspires against economic development. The...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!