The AP provides an update on pay to play allegations involving New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. The article ties in recent SEC proposals on political contributions by investment advisers.
Day: August 4, 2009
Spending in New Jersey
The Times has a lot of talk of “loopholes”,”abuses”, and “so-called” 527 groups active in New Jersey in the months leading up to November. Indeed, newly available records show that big donors to the Democratic and Republican Parties — along with law firms, engineers and others who do business with the state — are sidestepping […]
Fund Funneling at Issue
The Times reports on connections between a fund apparently controlled by some in the Bloomberg administration and some nonprofit groups. According to the report, the mayor’s aides routed hundreds of thousands of dollars in city money to at least two politically connected nonprofit groups in violation of government contracting rules, according to records and interviews.