Campaign Finance Archives - Page 46 of 49

25 May

Washington Examiner: New study fails to prove that money sways politicians, despite activists’ excitement (In the News)

“Money in politics” obsessives have long been frustrated at the lack of scholarly support for the notion that political spending directly alters legislative votes, which would help them to push for greater political speech restrictions.Source: Washington Examiner: New study fails to prove that money sways politicians, despite activists’ excitement (In the News)...

03:47 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 May

FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry

The agency, already investigating a Trump complaint, is called on to consider reports that Russian agents bought Facebook ads.Source: FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry...

22:22 / 2016 election / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 May

It’s not over: The FEC is on the job with messy 2016 reporting by Trump campaign and JFCs

We’ll stipulate that President Trump’s problems with the Federal Election Commission don’t rise to the highest tier of his concerns these days, not by a long shot.Source: It’s not over: The FEC is on the job with messy 2016 reporting by Trump campaign and JFCs...

09:02 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 May

Opinion: For the Georgia GOP, what is a state party anyway?

In two weeks the Georgia Republican Party will have a new chairman. Who that will be is a somewhat less pressing question than what a state party is anymore.Source: Opinion: For the Georgia GOP, what is a state party anyway?...

09:02 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 May

Political Road Map: Democrats not only dominate California elections, the party is king of campaign cash

As California Democrats wrap up their weekend convention, progressive activists have said loudly and clearly that they want big money out of politics — a position that’s been in the state party’s official platform for years.Source: Political Road Map: Democrats not only dominate California elections, the party is king of campaign cash...

09:02 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 May

U.S. Supreme Court leaves key campaign finance restriction in place

WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Republican challenge to a federal campaign finance restriction that prevents political parties from raising unlimited amounts of cash to spend on supporting candidates.Source: U.S. Supreme Court leaves key campaign finance restriction in place...

09:02 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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16 May

Gov. Brown’s ballot measure committee agrees to pay $1,500 fine for campaign finance violations

Gov. Jerry Brown’s committee for the tax measure Proposition 30 in 2012 has agreed to pay $1,500 in fines to the state’s campaign watchdog committee for not properly reporting all contributions.Source: Gov. Brown's ballot measure committee agrees to pay $1,500 fine for campaign finance violations...

22:12 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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16 May

Open data by default: Challenging but worth it

Open data is about more than releasing data for outside use. For Tempe, it’s about creating a data-driven culture by changing the ways that we think about and use data inside of government.Source: Open data by default: Challenging but worth it...

22:12 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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16 May

Hillary Clinton Starts Onward Together, a New Political Group

Hillary Clinton on Monday announced the launch of Onward Together, a new political group aimed at advancing progressive causes by harnessing grass-roots opposition to President Trump’s policies. Mrs.Source: Hillary Clinton Starts Onward Together, a New Political Group...

22:12 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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16 May

Putting “Dark Money” In Context: Total Campaign Spending by Political Committees and Nonprofits per Election Cycle

Not every group that spends money on campaigns or candidate-related speech is a political committee. If that were so, only politicians, parties, and PACs would have a voice in election campaigns.Source: Putting “Dark Money” In Context: Total Campaign Spending by Political Committees and Nonprofits per Election Cycle...

16:49 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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