Coordination and the post-Citizens United landscape in Minnesota
You’re a corporation. Or a trade association. Or a union. You do a lot of things. You have a PAC that makes contributions. You have executives that talk to candidates and officeholders. They make contributions of their own. Some volunteer for campaigns. Some serve on honorary campaign committees. You have lobbyists. You’re part of coalitions. […]
Minnesota Forward: Target President and CEO “genuinely sorry”
The Star Tribune reports that Target President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel told employees that he was “genuinely sorry” that Target’s donation to Minnesota Forward upset some. Steinhafel also said Target would set up a review process for future political donations after the company’s first one created a growing political firestorm. “While I firmly believe that […]
Shareholder Protection and DISCLOSE: hear a lame duck?
U.S. PIRG’s Lisa Gilbert endorses the DISCLOSE Act and the Shareholder Protection Act in this Huffington Post editorial. She notes Target’s $150,000 to a group supporting Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer (see my separate post tonight on developments related to that story). UPDATE: 8/6/10: This Times editorial endorses a public financing proposal recently introduced.