The Contra Costa Times reports on an interesting conflict between mall owners. A mysterious entity has shelled out thousands of dollars on mailers, robocalls, a referendum and a lawsuit in a campaign to squash Broadway Plaza owner Macerich’s deal to open a Neiman Marcus. … Whether campaign finance disclosure laws will shed light on this […]
In Wisconsin, the prospects for new laws regulating issue advocacy are discussed in this report. Several times over the last decade, Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation to change the rules for statewide election campaigns. Each time the proposals failed. Now, however, with Democrats slated in January to control the Legislature and the governor’s office for […]
The New Hampshire Public Elections Financing Commission has released its report on a public financing program for New Hampshire.