Category Archives: campaign finance
“Not Everyone Hates Citizens United: The landmark campaign finance ruling made local TV stations very, very rich.”
Michael Socolow for Slate.
“What Took You So Long, Jeb Bush?”
Seth Meyers on Jeb the Destroyer and campaign finance.
“Shaun McCutcheon Blew Up Campaign-Finance Law and Became a GOP Hero. Then He Set His Sights on Paris Hilton. Inside the marvelous life of a first amendment celebrity.”
“The IRS chief’s mistake about ‘dark money’”
Miriam Galston‘s WaPo oped:
As the 2016 presidential and congressional races heat up, many people increasingly worry about the large amounts of “dark money” from undisclosed sources being used to finance election campaigns. A recent ill-conceived statement by Internal … Continue reading
“Republican FEC commissioner admittedly blocking complaints against Republicans”
Paul Ryan in The Hill:
In my decade-plus as an attorney at the Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a nonpartisan legal organization, we’ve filed dozens of administrative complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against those we believed to be violating… Continue reading
“Every Man a Political Donor; A revolutionary campaign finance idea.”
Jay Cost in the Weekly Standard likes tax credits (a good, but hardly revolutionary, idea).
DC Circuit Rules Crossroads Can Intervene in Public Citizen, FEC Case
“Lawsuits Readied Against FEC for Inaction On Enforcement Matters Involving Super PACs”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission’s failure to resolve past enforcement cases involving super political action committees is likely to be targeted in a new round of legal actions by the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, the group’s senior counsel,… Continue reading
“The Money in Politics in Big Sky Country”
“Democrats’ Supreme Court Litmus Test: Citizens United”
Sahil Kapur writes for Bloomberg.
“How Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Will Change His Money Game”
Shane Goldmacher for National Journal.
“Dispute over ‘dark money’ oversight escalates”
The latest from AZ.
“Congress Slyly Changed Campaign Finance Rules. Now the GOP Is Cleaning Up. The Democrats? Not so much.”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones.