CQ takes a look at outside groups, noting the increasingly baroque efforts on the part of big-money interest groups to keep a step ahead of the regulators by developing elaborate methods to move funds around and target key races. In particular, interest groups are shielding their activities by taking on new nonprofit designations intended to […]
Month: May 2008
Allegations of Personal Use
Allegations of personal use of campaign funds have arisen in Ohio. Dann also used the campaign fund to pay: • $1,285 for an apartment in suburban Columbus that he and two staffers use; • $3,095 for a leased car that is parked at Dann’s house; • $4,224 to host the Turkish police at his home, […]
Millionaire’s Amendment
As the Supreme Court considers Davis v. FEC, the Millionaire’s Amendment has apparently kicked-in in the Democratic Primary for Senate in Nebraska.