THE SUPREMES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. BW. “Here are some highlights or—depending on your opinion of the heavy-spending industrialist Koch brothers on the right, or money-where-his-mouth-is climate activist Tom Steyer on the left—lowlights…” R REFORMERS. Minnpost.com. “A University of Minnesota law professor and a political consultant who’s worked on five Republican presidential campaigns – both alumni […]
Month: January 2015
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TOMORROW AT THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. The meeting agenda is online here. SUPER PAC UP. Hill. “A conservative super-PAC will begin running ads on Wednesday accusing Comcast of overseeing the creation of biased, liberal news at NBC and MSNBC, both of which it owns.” CA: ILLEGAL CONTRIBUTIONS ALLEGED. Courthousenews.com. “A former employee sued political lobbyist […]
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SUPREMES REJECT CASE. The Republic. “The high court’s decision not to take the case ‘means that a political action committee must do more than create a separate bank account for independent expenditures to be exempt from the limits on contributions,’ said a statement from Sorrell’s office on Monday.” ETHICS AFTER OFFICE. Gainesvilletimes.com. “House members are […]