Headline RoundupOctober 27th, 2017
Leaked Power Contract Shows Audit Restrictions
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A leaked copy of the $300 million power contract awarded to Whitefish Energy, the very small company with ties to Donald Trump's Interior Secretary, shows that both the federal government and Puerto Rico have been barred from auditing the costs and profits associated with the job.
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Leaked document reveals Whitefish contract blocks government from reviewing costs or profitsThe Hill
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A deal reached between the government and a small Montana energy company located in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown prohibits the government from reviewing labor costs or profits related to the company's relief efforts in Puerto Rico, according to a leaked copy of the contract.
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Leaked Whitefish contract to restore Puerto Rico's power shows attempt to avoid government oversightWashington Examiner
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A leaked copy Whitefish’s contract to restore power in Puerto Rico, which circulated online Thursday night, reveals how the energy company and the island’s power utility sought to avoid government oversight of the deal.
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The shadiest details in Puerto Rico's leaked electricity contract with Whitefish EnergyMashable
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Puerto Rico has now endured the longest power failure in U.S. history, after Category 4 Hurricane Maria tore a path of destruction across the island on Sept. 20. One of the contracts the island's beleaguered government signed in order to get the lights turned back on is with a tiny Montana-based company named Whitefish Energy.
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