American International Group has a PAC. One of its most recent contributions appears to be to Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC. We’ll have “public funding” before we know it, given all of these government bailouts of companies with PACs… AIG, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae…
Yesterday the Federal Election Commission held a hearing and tackled a bundle of issues related to HLOGA’s provision requiring reporting of certain lobbyist-bundled contributions. The commission, which enforces campaign finance law, held a final hearing on how to implement a new requirement that all federal candidates, parties and political committees report any registered lobbyists or […]
The Campaign Disclosure Project rates state campaign disclosure systems here. The Campaign Disclosure Project sets a high, but not impossible, standard for state campaign finance disclosure. Grading criteria were developed by the Campaign Disclosure Project partners, the project’s advisory board and a panel of expert judges, who also assisted with the grading process. In developing […]