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CPA Applauds Two Major Drug Companies for Agreeing to Disclose and Account for their Political Contributions (pdf)

Washington, D.C. — The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) today praised Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough for agreeing to disclose and have their board of directors oversee their soft money political contributions. The CPA is leading a nationwide campaign to bring…

Directors Strongly Support Corporate Political Spending Disclosure, Question Whether Contributions Help Companies, CPA Poll Finds (pdf)

Washington, D.C. – By strong majorities, directors expressed support for a set of reforms to bring greater transparency to corporate political spending. Two thirds (66%) of directors said that recent corporate scandals involving political activities have damaged the…

Secret Corporate Political Gifts Harm Shareholders, CPA Study Warns (pdf)

Washington, D.C. – The Center for Political Accountability (CPA)released today a groundbreaking report that found that corporate secrecy on political contributions harms shareholders by denying them information critical for evaluating management performance and company…

CPA Applauds Morgan Stanley for Agreeing to Disclose and Account for its Political Contributions (pdf)

Washington, D.C. — The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) today praised Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough for agreeing to disclose and have their board of directors oversee their soft money political contributions. The CPA is leading a nationwide campaign to…

CPA Endorses Faith-based Investors Shareholder Resolutions Directors at Pharmaceutical Companies (pdf)

Center for Political Accountability Urges Companies to Heed Shareholder Demands to Disclose Political Contributions (pdf)

Washington, DC – The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) today called on corporations to listen to the growing numbers of shareholders calling full disclosure of their political contributions, now that Republicans and Democrats are primed to pressure them to support “527”…

Require Altria to Disclose Political Contributions, Center for Political Accountability Urges Company Shareholders (pdf)

Center for Political Accountability Urges Wells Fargo to Hold Vote on Political Disclosure Resolution (pdf)

Washington, DC – The Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a public interest group, urged Wells Fargo & Co.’s CEO today to let shareholders speak at the company’s annual meeting on a landmark political disclosure resolution. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April…

Letter to the Editor – Omaha World-Herald (pdf)

In an Omaha World-Herald article published on April 16, a spokesperson for Union Pacific Corp. claimed that UP’s employee-funded political action committee, not the company itself, contributed in the last election cycle to Americans for a Republican Majority (ARM), a…

Union Pacific Shareholders Press Company to Disclose Political Contributions (pdf)

Washington, DC – As part of a campaign to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political contributions, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) is urging Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) shareholders to support a resolution that asks to disclose and…