“In post-Greitens Missouri, new campaign fundraising rules going into effect”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Checkers Explains Corruption”
New documentary video series from Ciara Torres-Spelliscy.
“Montgomery County Public Elections Fund Successfully Encourages and Empowers Small Donors”
Release:
A report released today by Maryland PIRG Foundation finds that the Montgomery County Public Election Fund is working as intended, and is encouraging more small donor participation. The report finds that individual donors participated at a higher rate when… Continue reading
Kentucky: “Jury convicts dad of Alison Lundergan Grimes for giving illegally to Senate campaign”
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
“PACs that raise small-dollar donations — and spend mostly on themselves — are proliferating”
Troubling trend detailed by CPI.
“Trump’s critics are targeting his donors, sparking fears of a backlash against disclosure”
“The Constituent-Engagement Effect of Small Donor Public Financing: A Statistical Comparison of City Council (2017) and State Assembly (2018) Fundraising in New York City”
New Brennan Center study:
Download the ReportRead the AppendixThis spring New York enacted an historic law committing to establish voluntary public financing for state elections. The governor and legislative leaders appointed nine commissioners to design the system… Continue reading
“How Elizabeth Warren Raised Big Money Before She Denounced Big Money”
NYT reports.
Lots of Election Law/Non-Profit Tax Law Issues Raised in Major Jerry Falwell Jr. Expose in Politico
Quite a read.
In January, the Wall Street Journal reported that in 2014 and 2015, Michael Cohen hired Gauger’s side business, RedFinch LLC, to rig online polls in Donald Trump’s favor while he considered a run for the presidency. Gauger’s… Continue reading
“Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations”
WaPo:
House Democrats plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silencetwo women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall, picking up where federal prosecutors left off in a … Continue reading
“Andrew Yang’s speaking fees, including from JPMorgan, raise campaign finance questions: Experts”
FEC Commissioner Petersen Intentionally Left Internet Disclosure Regulations Hanging, Knowing He Was Leaving
[Bumped to the top with corrected link]
Mother Jones:
At the most recent FEC meeting last week, commissioners punted—for the fourth meeting in a row—on the question of how to attach the same kind of disclosures that appear in… Continue reading
“Koch-founded charity asks for Supreme Court help to keep donor list secret”
Reuters:
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a libertarian nonprofit founded by Charles and David Koch, filed a petition this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a 2018 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of… Continue reading