Topic: Business and Economic Policy

Records Request to Arizona Governor’s Office for Communications with Arizona Businesses Amid Push to Restrict Voting Access

April 22, 2021
Records request to the Arizona Governor's Office seeking communications with prominent Arizona-based businesses from January to mid-April 2021. During this time, several state lawmakers pushed numerous voting restriction proposals.

Records Request to Florida Governor’s Office for Communications with Florida Businesses Amid Push to Restrict Voting Access

April 22, 2021
Records request to the Florida Governor's Office seeking communications with prominent Florida-based businesses from January to mid-April 2021. During this time, several state lawmakers pushed numerous voting restriction proposals.

Records Request to Georgia Governor’s Office for Communications with Georgia Businesses Amid Push to Restrict Voting Access

April 22, 2021
Records request to the Georgia Governor's Office seeking communications with prominent Georgia-based businesses from January to mid-April 2021. During this time, several state lawmakers pushed numerous voting restriction proposals.

Records Request to Texas Governor’s Office for Communications with Texas Businesses Amid Push to Restrict Voting Access

April 22, 2021
Records request to the Texas Governor's Office seeking communications with prominent Texas-based businesses from January to mid-April 2021. During this time, several state lawmakers pushed numerous voting restriction proposals.

TREAS Records Released in Response to Request for Guidance or Directives Regarding Firewall Around Trump and Pence Audits

April 21, 2021
Records released by the Internal Revenue Service in response to American Oversight’s request for guidance or directives regarding firewall around Trump and Pence Audits.

Records Request to Indiana Attorney General for Communications Concerning State Investigation into Big Tech

April 14, 2021
Records request to the Office of the Indiana Attorney General seeking communications with other state attorneys general and select external groups concerning a state investigation launched in April 2021 into the business practices of big tech companies.

Complaint: American Oversight v. BEP and Treasury – Records Concerning the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

April 9, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Department of the Treasury seeking records, including communications, concerning decisions about the plan to redesign the $20 dollar bill with the image of Harriet Tubman.

Documents Show Far-Right Influence at Trump Commerce Department

March 30, 2021
In one email to former Secretary Ross, the head of an anti-immigration group lamented “the shift of political power” brought by immigration; other emails indicate outside efforts to place appointees at the department.

Yellen, Powell Testify About Covid-19 Stimulus, CARES Act on Capitol Hill

March 25, 2021
The hearings marked the first time Yellen, the former Fed chair, testified as Treasury secretary.

Records Show Hundreds of Thousands Spent on Swing State Travel of Trump Cabinet Members

March 15, 2021
Trips to swing states ahead of the election by former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and former Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia cost taxpayers nearly $60,000 in staff travel and expenses.