Month: August 2010

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 […]