Author: Eric Brown

Where are the 527’s?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 27, 2008
Categories In IRS

The Times reports on what one previous 527 donor is doing this year.

MD: Bankrolling Slots

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 27, 2008
Categories In Maryland

A union has donated $500,000 to a pro-slots group in Maryland, according to this report. The contribution from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees was by far the largest among $611,342 in donations received by For Maryland For Our Future during a two-week period this month. The group also received $100,000 from […]

Campaign Finance Reform in the “Age of Obama”

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 27, 2008
Categories In FEC

Bradley A. Smith penned an interesting piece for The Post assessing the impact of Obama’s decision to run a privately-financed campaign. Obama’s epic fundraising should put to rest all the shibboleths about campaign finance reform — that it is needed to prevent corruption, that it equalizes the playing field, or that tax subsidies are needed […]