Month: September 2008

IL: Pay to Play

There are a number of updates on the state of pay to play in Illinois.  “Ethics?  In Illinois?” has some commentary.  The bill passed over the Governor’s veto and is now law. The legislation prohibits state contractors who have contracts in excess of $50,000 from making any contribution to the statewide officeholder who let the […]

Realtors in Washington Face Fine

According to this report, Washington Realtors’ Quality of Life PAC faces campaign finance fines. The case deals with some $953,410 in reporting errors and omissions by the realty group’s political committee from 2004 through 2007. The errors include poor descriptions of $310,834 in independent expenditures during the 2004 campaign.