Day: March 9, 2009

Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp.

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 9, 2009
Categories In FEC

When two companies come together, isn’t the first thing you think about what will happen to the companies’ PACs? Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. recently annonuncedthat Merck will acquire Schering-Plough in a $41 billion deal. Both companies have PACs registered with the Federal Election Commission (Merck PAC and Schering-Plough Corporation Better Government Fund). […]

Electronic Filing

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 9, 2009
Categories In Senate

How will a bill (S. 482) requiring that Senate campaigns file their reports electronically do this year? The Times endorses the measure in this editorial.