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Party crash fail: No Sunlight at Mitt's fundraiser
By Kathryn Lucero Sep 28, 2012 5:29 p.m.We at Sunlight Foundation are fond of writing about fundraisers and gatherings, especially the quirky or high-priced local ones that we come across on our Political Party Time website. But, once in a while, we get a chance to check out the parties in person. Or at least, experience the novelty of attending and meeting the folks who donate and coordinate these expensive affairs while we hang around outside closed doors.
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SpaceX blasts off literally and politically
By Kathy Kiely May 22, 2012 10:34 a.m.
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Another renewable energy loan recipient hires lobbyists, has fundraising ties to Obama
By Keenan Steiner Nov 30, 2011 3:26 p.m.Abound Solar, another participant in the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, which is facing scrutiny, has hired Washington lobbyists because of that attention, a company spokesperson said.
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Barack Obama's other billionaire: How George Kaiser turned Oklahoma into his personal tax haven
By Bill Allison Oct 13, 2011 7:11 a.m.It's unlikely that President Barack Obama will be naming any tax proposals after George B. Kaiser. An investment by the Tulsa billionaire's family foundation in Solyndra, whose bankruptcy may leave taxpayers on the hook for $535 million in federal loans, has raised speculation that the administration acted in part to aid a financial supporter. But the impact on taxpayers of Kaiser's career goes far beyond the $535 million loss. Kaiser has built his fortune in part through shrewdly playing the Internal Revenue Code. In one six year period, during which he increased his net worth enough to land him on the Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, Kaiser reported taxable income to the Internal Revenue Service just once, totaling $11,699--equivalent to a full-time hourly wage of $5.62.
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Solyndra investor had three White House meetings on energy policy
By Bill Allison Oct 3, 2011 noonGeorge B. Kaiser, the Obama campaign bundler and Tulsa oilman whose foundation's investment in Solyndra has raised questions of whether political influence played a role in the now-bankrupt solar panel company's winning $535 million in federal loans, had three White House meetings to discuss energy policy from Dec. 2009 to April 2011.
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