GROUPS APPEAL. P&I. “After being rebuffed Oct. 1 in U.S. District Court on procedural grounds, Republican state committees in New York and Tennessee asked a federal appeals court in Washington Oct. 6 to expedite the case and to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s pay-to-play rule, arguing it is both unconstitutional and that it gives […]
Month: October 2014
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FEC VOTES. The Hill. “Commissioners voting in the majority cheered the step as a bipartisan breakthrough on the chronically gridlocked panel, which is made up of three Democrats and three Republican members.” ACTBLUE POWER. NYT. “ActBlue has led the movement toward small online political donations.” NEW SUPER PAC UP. Bloomberg. “As Republicans rush to save […]
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TODAY AT THE FEC. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. SUPER PAC SUIT THREAT. Argus Leader. “The South Dakota Republican Party today threatened legal action against a political action committee for airing what the GOP calls ‘defamatory’ attacks against U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rounds.” AD WILL AIR. Daily Caller. An […]