According to this report, the Kentucky Senate passed a campaign finance measure yesterday. State Sen. Damon Thayer, a Georgetown Republican, sponsored the measure that would require statewide candidates to report their campaign contributions to the state 60 days before general and primary elections. The proposal also would require candidates to file electronic financial reports.
Month: February 2009
Keeping Lobbyist Contact Secret
Here, AP reports on AP’s attempt to discover lawmakers’ contacts with lobbyists.
Court-Appointed Receiver Asks for Stanford Contributions
This Post article reports that the court-appointed receiver in the R. Allen Stanford case is asking political committees to return Mr. Stanford’s contributions to… well, the receivership estate. Legal justification? None cited, as far as the article reports.