Category: West Virginia

Political activity law A.M. report for Friday, Jan. 14

Good morning. Here’s the last report of the week and see you Tuesday. The 2012 cash race Is in the news. Bracing for a half-billion-dollar onslaught of outside GOP cash in 2012, President Barack Obama’s advisers are quietly working to bring back together the major donor base that produced a record-breaking fundraising haul in his […]

Coal industry and political activity

The Charleston Gazette follows-up here on an earlier report about an energy industry political effort. Last month, Roger Nicholson, senior vice president of the Scott Depot-based International Coal Group, sent e-mails to other mining executives suggesting they take advantage of the decision allowing companies or unions to fund independent political committees. Nicholson’s e-mail said he […]