CT Progressive Democrat

News and Views from CT State Representative David McCluskey / Democrat - West Hartford

Friday, December 03, 2010

checking.influenceexplorer.com


With Checking Influence you can see how the companies you buy from wield their influence through lobbying and campaign contributions. http://checking.influenceexplorer.com/
This easy-to-use tool connects with any site that manages bank transactions - including the website for your bank, credit card, or sites like Mint.com - through a simple and totally secure bookmarklet. Add Checking Influence to your bookmark bar, pull up your banking website and then click the Checking Influence bookmarklet for instant disclosure. Immediately, you'll be shown company names from your banking transactions paired with information about their spending.