Category Archives: Public-private partnerships
Dissent or Terror: How the Nation’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, in Partnership with Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street
May 20, 2013 DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy release the result of a year-long investigation: “Dissent or Terror: How the Nation’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street.” The report, … Continue reading →
Posted in Criminal Justice, Domestic Surveillance, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, Investigative report, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters, Occupy Wall Street, Private Defense/Intelligence Industries, Public records, Public-private partnerships, Surveillance state
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Tagged ACTIC, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, Brenda Dowhan, Corrections Corporation of America, Domestic Security Alliance Council, Domestic surveillance, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, DSAC, Dusion Centers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Information Sharing Environment, Infragard, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Occupy Boston, Occupy Gainesville, Occupy Miami, Occupy Phoenix, Occupy Salt Lake City, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Tucson, Occupy Wall Street, Operation Tripwire, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Police Department Bureau of Homeland Defense, police infiltration, Public-Private Intelligence Sharing Partnerships, Saul DeLara, Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Information Center, Surveillance of activists, Surveillance of Occupy Phoenix, Surveillance of Occupy Wall Street, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council uses corporate-funded “scholarships” to send lawmakers on trips with corporate lobbyists
DBA Press, Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and Common Cause release report detailing national ALEC ‘scholarship fund’ spending Download Report. “Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) uses corporate-funded ‘scholarships’ to send lawmakers on trips with corporate … Continue reading →
Posted in Bribery, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Investigative reporting, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC Exposed, ALEC scholarship fund, American Legislative Exchange Council, Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) uses corporate-funded 'scholarships' to send lawmakers on trips with corporate lobbyists, Center for Media and Democracy, Common Cause, Lisa Graves
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America Eats its Young: Arizona communities embrace use of private prison employees in drug raids at public schools
By Beau Hodai, November 27, 2012 An unsettling trend appears to be underway in Arizona: the use of private prison employees in law enforcement operations. The state has graced national headlines in recent years as the result of its cozy … Continue reading →
Posted in Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Private Prison Industry, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona, Casa Grande, CCA, Corrections Corporation of America, Drug-Free School Zone, High School Drug Raids, High School Drug Sweeps, Pinal County, Private Prison Industry, Vist Grande High School
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AFSC investigation: Arizona Department of Corrections, Legislature, knew private prisons bad deal for state– eliminated oversight anyway
July 24, 2012 By Caroline Isaacs, program director, American Friends Service Committee Tucson Documents recently obtained by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) show that the state of Arizona deliberately circumvented and ultimately repealed a state law requiring private for-profit … Continue reading →
Posted in Campaign finance, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Investigative report, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Private Prison Industry, Public records, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged American Friends Service Committee, Arizona Department of Corrections, Arizona Rep. John Kavanagh, Geo Group, MTC
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