Month: March 2008

The Obamas’ Tax Returns and the $3 Check-off

I’m sure I will not be the only one to notice that in 2005 and 2006, the Obama family’s publicly available tax returns show that they did not designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, the pool of money made available to candidates for President who qualify for public matching funds during the primary or […]

Pay to Play Restrictions

Is it fair to say that there is a nationwide trend toward pay to play restrictions?  The Brennan Center for Justice cites the Rezko prosecution as a data point in favor of additional pay to play rules: Reasonable contribution limits and tailored pay-to-play regulations that keep lobbyists and/or state contractors from giving large sums to state […]