LD-203’s have given new insight into lobbyists’ contributions and other activity. While many candidates decry special interests’ influence in Washington, new reports show campaigns received $140 million from lobbyists in the first half of 2008. Donations from federally registered lobbyists were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, and much of it went to congressional candidates, […]
Day: August 4, 2008
MA Senator To Pay
Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson has settled a campaign-finance matter with the State’s Attorney general. “This agreement should ensure that Sen. Wilkerson and her campaign committee are and will be accountable in the future,” Coakley said in a statement. “Sen. Wilkerson has agreed to an array of extensive public reporting and OCPF oversight measures that […]
Civil Liberties Examiner
I came across this interesting post at Examiner.com discussing the Supreme Court’s recent campaign finance opinions. So recent decisions by the Supreme Court moving — however incrementally — to favor the First Amendment at the expense of phony “reform” is welcome to anybody who cares about free speech. Courting the public and suffering heckling from […]