Category Archives: campaign finance
“There’s No Such Thing as a Free Rolex”
Zephyr Teachout NYT oped:
In its Citizens United ruling, the court gutted campaign finance laws. It acknowledged that American politics faced the threat of gift-givers and donors trying to corrupt the system, but it held that campaign finance laws… Continue reading
“Why Mayor de Blasio Is Facing So Many Investigations”
NYT reports:
What is Mr. de Blasio’s connection to the investigations?
At the heart of each of the five inquiries is money — in most cases, fund-raising linked to the mayor, his election campaign or a nonprofit group connected… Continue reading
“Dark Money and an I.R.S. Blindfold”
NYT editorial:
It is plainly illegal for foreigners to contribute to American political campaigns. But reform groups are warning that the ban would be gravely undermined by a little-noticed bill advanced Thursday by Republicans on the House Ways and Means… Continue reading
Get Ready for the End to Self-Funding Trump (and the Loss of His Too-Rich-to-Be-Bought Message)
Greg Sargent:
This means Trump will be facing some tough dilemmas very, very soon. The question isn’t just whether Trump himself will take contributions (which, as Manafort says above, hasn’t been decided yet). Another question is whether Trump will… Continue reading
“Prosecutors ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Doe decision”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by Wisconsin’s high court to shut down an investigation of Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups backing him.
Chisholm and… Continue reading
“Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn’t Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General”
“Top Aides To NYC Mayor De Blasio Subpoenaed Amid Campaign Finance Probe”
“NRCC launches probe on hidden camera in ’60 Minutes’ piece”
Politico:
The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched an internal probe to find out who snuck a hidden camera into its headquarters for a “60 Minutes” piece, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.
The “60 Minutes” piece, which… Continue reading
“Koch Brothers Back New Effort To Make It Harder To Track Dark Money”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
“F.E.C. Tries to Bridge a Gap Between ‘A’ and ‘The’”
First it was donuts vs. bagels.
Now this.
Good thing the FEC doesn’t enforce any laws essential to our democracy.
“Bringing dark money out of the shadows: DarkMoney.org”
Center for Responsive Politics:
Today we’re officially launching our newly redesigned Dark Money section,DarkMoney.org, tracking the activities of politically active nonprofits that don’t disclose their wealthy corporate and individual donors to the voters they seek to influence. This… Continue reading
“Leading Advocates of “Dark Money” Previously Supported Disclosure”
“Reform Groups Urge Members to Vote Against Bill to Eliminate IRS Contribution Disclosure for Non-profit Groups”
Release:
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged members of the House Ways and Means Committee to vote against Rep. Peter Roskam’s bill to eliminate the current requirement for 501(c) groups to make non-public disclosure of their donors… Continue reading