PolitickerNJ.com reports that independent candidate for governor Christopher Daggett treats some campaign workers as independent contractors. Without speaking directly to his situation, campaigns are like small businesses in many ways, but they’re small businesses “plus” because most small businesses don’t have almost everything they do fall under the spotlight of media attention. Campaigns hire and […]
Day: October 16, 2009
ACORN developments
Since I started posting about ACORN last year, there have been a number of developments best chronicled by major news outlets. The Times examines the latest efforts to limit funding for the group here. The relationship between Democrats and Acorn has always been as productive as it has been uneasy. In Acorn’s 40-year history, its […]
Sentencing for figure in Abramoff trial
The Times reports that David Safavian will be sentenced today. Federal prosecutors are seeking 15 months to 21 months behind bars for Safavian. The same article says that the government will seek to retry Kevin Ring.