RULES CHANGE HELPS R’S. BM.com. “Under the old rules, an individual could give up to $33,400 a year to the Republican or Democratic national committees. The new rule allows donors to give 10 times that amount.” SUPER PAC HAUL. MW. “A super PAC backing Jeb Bush is likely to fall short of collecting $100 million […]
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4-9-15 political law links
FUTURE CONFLICT. CNN. “One heavy-spending nonprofit group is anything but flattered that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, has launched a political group with a nearly identical name.” SUPER PAC HAUL. Breitbart. “Super PACs backing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for president of the United States are taking in a ‘record haul’ that […]
8.4 political law links
RETHINK CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Daily World. “In a rare show of solidarity, the leaders of the Louisiana Democratic Party and the Louisiana Republican Party have joined forces in an effort to loosen restrictive campaign finance laws. And well they should.” SMALL DONOR SOLUTION. HuffPo. “In the effort to sell solutions, [Public Campaign’s] Donnelly intends to focus […]