Political ads on electronic license plates?

Ready for political ads on electronic license plates?  They may be coming to California soon. California’s legislature is exploring the feasibility of electronic license plates with digital ads, a move that its leading proponent says could add jobs and help in combating the state’s budget crisis.

Members of Congress take to the air

USAT covers the latest trends in privately-funded travel for Members of Congress. The Post’s Reliable Source column also has a recent note about travel by Senators (and their spouses). Financial disclosure forms released Wednesday show that Sen. Dianne Feinstein let Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Barbara Boxer hitch a ride Christmas Eve on […]

Political fundraising and games of chance

The Post covers a political action committee raising money through bingo. The prodigious political fundraising machine turns out to have given away just $500 to a political candidate in the past 16 months, to Rep. Gary Peters, a first-term Michigan Democrat. That record demonstrates how loosely such federal PACs are regulated, because organizers are free […]