Day: October 7, 2008

US v. Stevens

Trial exhibits from US v. Stevens are online here.  They’re throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him. Oh, wait a minute, they are throwing the kitchen sink at him.  See Government Exhibit 91.

Market Downturn Hits Campaigns?

The slide in the market hurts a lot of families.  Not that anyone is really thinking about it, but does the slide hurt campaigns, too?  For those campaigns that invest their funds in various mutual funds, huge losses can hurt.  Here’s one report from 2004 involving the Frist campaign’s investment strategy. A campaign fund controlled […]

IA: New Contributor Search System

Iowa has a new contributor search system, according to this report. Iowa has had an online system for five years but a search for information, such as a donor’s name, wasn’t available. Charlie Smithson, the campaign and ethics board’s executive director, says that meant most information was beyond the public’s reach.  Check out the system […]