Day: August 12, 2009

Abercrombie and the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 12, 2009
Categories In Hawaii

According to this report, Hawaii candidate for governor Neil Abercrombie’s request to use $900,000 of campaign money was rejected by the state Campaign Spending Commission, but the story may not be over.

Questions on Illinois Reform

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 12, 2009
Categories In Illinois

After Gov. Blagojevich’s departure from office, Illinois passed a number of ethics and campaign finance reforms. Some critics say the new laws are not tough enough.