Public Pensions Are Financing Refresco’s Anti-Union Campaign in New Jersey
Refresco is a subsidiary of PAI Partners, a private equity firm that counts several public pension funds among its investors.
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Matthew Cunningham-Cook is a reporter at The Lever. A former contributor to The Intercept, he is a writer and researcher with expertise in health care, retirement policy, and capital markets.
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Tech Platform for Emergency Rental Assistance Hasn’t Hacked the Problem, Chicagoans Say
The city has distributed just 16 percent of the $179.8 million it got through the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
As Purdue Pharma Sought Controversial Bankruptcy Settlement, It Spent Over $1.2 Million on Lobbying
The proposed settlement allows the Sackler family to walk away with over $6 billion.
In the Race Against Nina Turner, GOP Donors Fund Shontel Brown
With one week left in the Ohio primary, Republican donors have picked their Democrat — and the pro-Israel PAC supporting her.
Oil and Gas Heir Funding Super PAC Attacking Nina Turner
Samson Energy’s chair has donated $1.25 million to the Democratic Majority for Israel super PAC, which endorsed Turner’s opponent Shontel Brown.
Firms That Backed Gov. Charlie Baker’s Pro-Charter Initiative Scored Millions in Contracts With Massachusetts Pension Fund
Three private equity investment managers who supported the Yes on 2 campaign in 2016 have since seen their companies receive a windfall of new investments.
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Hospitals Already Had a Nurse Staffing Crisis. Then Covid-19 Came Along.
Studies have reported a link between staffing shortages and higher rates of hospital-acquired infections.
Major Trump Donor Owned Security Firm That Trained Khashoggi Killers
Cerberus CEO Stephen Feinberg has donated millions to pro-Trump PACs.
Judge Who Struck Down Eviction Moratorium Lives in Nearly $3 Million, 6-Bedroom Home
Dabney Friedrich’s 6,900-square-foot house boasts cathedral ceilings and two kitchens.
Divide Over Controversial UPS Contract Defines Teamsters Presidential Election
Reformers say stronger contracts will help with organizing Amazon in the future.