Energy Companies Working With GOP Officials

The New York Times reports on an “unprecedented, secretive alliance” that Republican state attorneys general have formed with some of the nation’s top energy producers to push back against the Obama regulatory agenda.

“Attorneys general in at least a dozen states are working with energy companies and other corporate interests, which in turn are providing them with record amounts of money for their political campaigns, including at least $16 million this year. They share a common philosophy about the reach of the federal government, but the companies also have billions of dollars at stake. And the collaboration is likely to grow: For the first time in modern American history, Republicans in January will control a majority — 27 — of attorneys general’s offices.”