TECH GIVING. CNN. “There are just 52 tech industry workers who have made political contributions to Trump, according to data from Crowdpac, which rates candidates based on things like speeches, voting records and campaign finance data.”
SANDERS ACCOMPLISHMENT. Yahoo. “He lost. But the presidential bid of Democrat Bernie Sanders was historic in at least one way: He appears to have raised more money for his campaign than any other candidate, including fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton, one of the most adept fundraisers in politics.”
CA: ALLEGED COORDINATION. HTS. “The allegation accuses Acosta’s campaign with illegal communications between Acosta’s campaign and Grow Elect, ‘a political action committee founded in late 2011 that is dedicated to recruiting, training, advising, and funding qualified Latino Republican candidates for state and local offices in California.'”
MA: LOBBYING FORCE. BG. “By 2018, three resort casinos are slated to open in Massachusetts, lavish developments that will create thousands of jobs and bring in hundreds of millions in new revenue for the state government.”
MT: SIGN COMPLIANCE. GFT. “The commissioner of political practices on Friday told a candidate in the Senate District 15 race that while her opponent has not done a ‘perfect’ job in putting all the necessary information on his campaign signs, he was meeting the intent of the law.”
NH: A MESS. UL. “Campaign finance laws are castle walls erected by incumbents to keep the barbarians out.”
NY: HOWE DISTANCE. NYP. “Gov. Cuomo’s renewed effort to distance himself from lobbyist and longtime associate Todd Howe flies in the face of Howe’s continuous role as a member of Cuomo’s ‘inner circle,’ a source close to US Attorney Preet Bharara’s corruption probe told The Post.”
RI: REFORM PASSES. NPB. “The General Assembly has completed passage of a lobbying reform act today after the House of Representatives approved Sen. Erin Lynch Prata’s legislation (2016-S 2361 Sub A) that reforms the state’s general laws on lobbying. Rep. Robert B. Jacquard’s companion legislation (2016-H 7388 Sub A) passed the Senate last week and now both bills head to Governor Raimondo’s office for action.”
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