tina smith

Failed FTX executive was promoting regulation of the crypto market

November 16, 2022 by Bill Glahn

On terms favorable to his firm, of course. As recently as last month, Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, was promoting a bill in the U.S. Senate that would place new…

November 16, 2022 by Bill Glahn

Economy

Failed crypto executive donated to Minnesota Democrats

November 12, 2022 by Bill Glahn

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, donated to both Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig and Sen. Tina Smith this election cycle. According to records at the Federal Election Commission…

November 12, 2022 by Bill Glahn

Energy & Environment

What Tina Smith’s laughably bad beer pour teaches us about energy

October 22, 2021 by Isaac Orr

What can a bad beer pour teach us about energy? A lot, actually. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith (D) has been a leading proponent of the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP)…

October 22, 2021 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Democrats seek to embed Green New Deal into their $3.5 trillion spending spree

September 15, 2021 by Isaac Orr

Liberal Democrats in Washington, D.C. are seeking to shoehorn the Green New Deal into their massive, $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill because this policy would never pass on its own merits.…

September 15, 2021 by Isaac Orr