Based on this article, there seems to be “controlling legal authority” in Massachusetts that accepting campaign contributions in public buildings might be problematic. A letter from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance dated July 23 and addressed to Jennifer Benson, Democratic candidate for the 37th Middlesex district, states that her campaign broke the law […]
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MA Senator To Pay
Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson has settled a campaign-finance matter with the State’s Attorney general. “This agreement should ensure that Sen. Wilkerson and her campaign committee are and will be accountable in the future,” Coakley said in a statement. “Sen. Wilkerson has agreed to an array of extensive public reporting and OCPF oversight measures that […]
Gov. Patrick and the Seventy First Fund
Governor Deval Patrick has scheduled a picnic fund-raiser this month at his vacation estate in the Berkshires, where he will once again exploit a method he pioneered for skirting state campaign contribution limits, a funding system the Legislature so far has declined to shut down. The Globe has the story.