CAMPAIGN SPENDING ON FOOD. Tampabay.com. “USA Today crunched numbers to find lawmakers spent $14.5 million in donors’ money on food since 2011. And the late Rep. Bill Young was ‘one of the bigger spenders.’” SPLIT VOTES AND “UNOFFICIAL LAW.” NYT. “Campaign lawyers of both parties say the deadlocks have profoundly, if informally, affected the rules […]
PAY TO PLAY COMPLIANCE MEASURES. Aristotle (David Mason): “What is surprising, given Keith’s very active history of contributions to politicians in positions to influence investment decisions, is that apparently no one in a compliance role at the firm set up a pre-contribution screening system to prevent violations of SEC Rule 206(4)-5 which prohibits certain campaign […]
WHAT’S UP IN WI. NBC. “Prosecutors have alleged that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — up for re-election this year and mentioned as a possible presidential candidate — was part of a ‘wide-ranging scheme’ that illegally coordinated fundraising for the 2011-2012 recalls in the state, newly released documents show.” BITCOIN DONATION TOOL. TechPresident. “The Democratic campaign […]