Topic: Business and Economic Policy

Commerce Records Released in Response to Request for Ethics Communications from 2018

February 25, 2020
Records released by the Department of Commerce in response to American Oversight's request for communications of any individuals in the Ethics Law and Programs Division of the Department of Commerce regarding business interests, potential conflicts of interest, and the process surrounding the ethics disclosures and recusals of Wilbur Ross, Wendy Teramoto, and Karen Dunn Kelley.

Treasury Records Regarding Communications with Avenue Strategies

February 21, 2020
Records from the Department of Treasury in response to American Oversight's request for communications with outside lobbyists, including firms associated with Michael Cohen and Corey Lewandowski.

New Lawsuit Seeks Records of Mitch McConnell’s Influence at Transportation, Energy, State Departments

February 21, 2020
American Oversight today sued the Departments of Energy, Transportation, and State for records of communications between officials and the office or campaign of Sen. Mitch McConnell.

NRR from the Georgia Office of the Governor Regarding Communications with Representatives of Hart AgStrong LLC or Perdue AgriBusiness LLC

February 21, 2020
The Georgia Office of the Governor stated it had no record of communications between any Office of the Governor staff and any employee or representative of Hart AgStrong LLC or Perdue AgriBusiness LLC since January 2019. Governor Kemp was formerly a co-owner of Hart AgStrong, which was ultimately bought by Perdue AgriBusiness in August 2019.

No Records Response from the Georgia Secretary of State for Communications with Representatives of Tendon Systems, LLC

February 18, 2020
The Georgia Secretary of State stated it had no records of communications between any Secretary of State staff and any employee or representative of Tendon Systems, LLC. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the CEO and owner of Tendon Systems, LLC.

FOIA to OCC Regarding Shadow Bank Regulation

February 13, 2020
FOIA to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seeking external communications regarding the regulation of nonbank financial entities.

FOIA to SEC Regarding Shadow Bank Regulation

February 13, 2020
FOIA to the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking external communications regarding the regulation of nonbank financial entities.

FOIA to Treasury Regarding Shadow Bank Regulation

February 13, 2020
FOIA to the Department of the Treasury seeking external communications regarding the regulation of nonbank financial entities.

Open Records Request to the Georgia Office of the Governor for Communications with Agriculture Groups

February 13, 2020
Open records request to the Georgia Office of the Governor for communications between Governor Brian Kemp or any official in the Immediate Office of the Governor and any employee or representative of Hart AgStrong, LLC or Perdue AgriBusiness, LLC.

ORR to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office for Communications with the Construction Company Tendon Systems

February 13, 2020
Open records request (ORR) to the Georgia Office of the Secretary of State for communications between Secretary Brad Raffensperger or any official in the Office of the Secretary of State and any employee or representative of Tendon Systems, LLC.