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 … Continue reading
Daily Archives: August 4, 2008
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading