The Hill reports that a number of lobbying firms have made significant donations to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Google has donated $1 million and organized this site to list ways to provide support.
Month: January 2010
Brown v. Coakley race will see $5 million in advertising
The Boston Globe reports on ad spending in the Massachusetts special election. It’s an unprecedented deluge of spending over such a short period for any political race in Massachusetts, according to media analysts and local TV station managers.
Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign bonuses in the news
Mayor Bloomberg paid over $2 million in bonuses to campaign workers, according to this report. Three top staffers each received $400,000 bonuses, one got $150,000, and 91 others got a sum roughly equivalent to 20 percent of their salaries. The total amount distributed came to $2.4 million, campaign officials said. Presidential candidates in the public […]