Brian Slodysko

Brian Slodysko

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

House Speaker Mike Johnson Was Once the Dean of a Christian Law School. It Never Opened Its Doors

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law was supposed to be a capstone achievement for Louisiana College. Instead, it collapsed roughly a decade ago without enrolling students or opening its doors amid infighting by officials, accusations of financial impropriety and difficulty obtaining accreditation.

By Brian Slodysko | The Associated Press

7 minute read

August 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Trump's Campaign Finances Are Strained as Legal Peril Mounts

Records show that Trump took in over $53 million since the start of 2023, a period in which his two criminal indictments in Florida and New York were turned into a rallying cry that made his fundraising soar. Yet the Republican presidential front-runner burned through at least $42.8 million this year, much of it used to cover costs related to the mounting legal peril faced by Trump, his aides and other allies.

By Brian Slodysko and Jill Colvin | The Associated Press

6 minute read

July 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis to Reset His Stagnant Campaign as Trump Dominates

Gov. Ron DeSantis' team has quietly expressed confidence for months that voters would eventually tire of former President Donald Trump's escalating legal troubles and personal baggage.

By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Brian Slodysko

6 minute read

August 15, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Sinema Took Wall Street Money While Killing Tax on Investors

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped eliminate a proposed "carried interest" tax increase on private equity earnings while securing a $35 billion exemption that will spare much of the industry from a separate tax increase other huge corporations now have to pay.

By Brian Slodysko

8 minute read

March 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Pandemic Relief Money Spent on Hotel, Ballpark, Ski Slopes

In Broward County, officials defended their planned 29-story, 800-room hotel, which will be owned by the county but operated by a private management group.

By Brian Slodysko

8 minute read

October 25, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Rep. Kelly Faces Ethics Scrutiny Over Stock Purchase

The ethics office has recommended that subpoenas be issued for Kelly, his wife, Victoria, a senior staffer and former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross because they declined to be interviewed or participate in the investigation.

By Brian Slodysko/The Associated Press

4 minute read

March 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Pro-Jeb Bush Super PAC Fined for Accepting Foreign Donations

Right to Rise, which raised more than $121 million to support the former Florida governor's campaign, was fined $390,000 for soliciting the foreign contributions.

By Brian Slodysko

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Vulnerable Indiana Senator Profits From Outsourcing He Slams

An Indiana senator railed against Carrier Corp. for moving manufacturing jobs to Mexico last year, even as he profited from a family business that relies on Mexican labor to produce dye for ink pads, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.

By Brian Slodysko

5 minute read