FILING A PETITION. USAT. “Two Democratic members of the Federal Election Commission, who say they are frustrated by the agency’s failure to rein in campaign-finance abuses ahead of the 2016 presidential race, are making what amounts to a drastic move Monday in the staid world of federal election law.” REFORM PROPOSAL. WDIO. “Another provision would […]
STATE OF CFR. QCOnline.com. “Ultimately, campaign finance reform initiatives lack the necessary public support, he said.” BUFFETT EXCEPTION. Omaha.com. “Warren Buffett has said he wouldn’t contribute to third party political action committees but recently made his first donation to a so-called ‘super PAC,’ $25,000 to a group formed in case Hillary Clinton runs for president […]
SUNLIGHT AND SUPER PAC. ABC. “Now, as Obama enthusiastically raises money for Democratic super PACs, he’s embracing some of the same secretive elements of that system, drawing charges of hypocrisy from good-governance advocates who say the public deserves to know what Obama’s saying and to whom he’s saying it when donors pay for a few […]
