Sara Jerving

New film "Won't Back Down" prompts a closer examination of parent trigger laws, its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure …

By: Sara Jerving &; Mary Bottari ,; PRWatch

September 21, 2012

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New Yorkers Rally to Urge Governor Cuomo to Reject Fracking

The future of New York's water supplies and the health of its millions of citizens hang in the balance as Governor Andrew Cuomo decides whether to end the state's …

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

August 30, 2012

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Legislators Solicit Corporate Cash to Attend ALEC Utah Meeting

A letter from a Louisiana state representative asking a corporate representative for money is another example of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

July 25, 2012

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Wisconsin Organizations Push for Election Transparency

A coalition of Wisconsin organizations, including the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), have asked state legislators to hold hearings on the need for greater transparency and accountability for …

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

July 17, 2012

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Police Raid Anti-Fracking Encampment in Pennsylvania

This move by Aqua America — which stands to profit generously from expanded drilling across the country — could be premonitory of upcoming battles over the role of for-profit …

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

June 26, 2012

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Breaking Up With ALEC Is Hard to Do for Johnson & Johnson

As Procter and Gamble became the 13th major American firm to announce that it was dropping its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a few corporations have …

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

April 25, 2012

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ALEC’s Vision of Pre-Empting EPA Coal Ash Regulations Passes the House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment on April 18 to the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 (HR 4348) that would effectively pre-empt the Environmental Protection Agency …

By: Sara Jerving ,; PRWatch

April 24, 2012

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