Kentucky: “Jury convicts dad of Alison Lundergan Grimes for giving illegally to Senate campaign”
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“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
“Could take FEC a while to regain a quorum, but don’t expect a ‘Wild West’”
“Facebook sharpens political ad rules ahead of 2020”
Axios:
As political ad spending for 2020 ramps up, Facebook is tightening its rules to make sure that groups running political or issue ads are legitimate and aren’t gaming the system.Why it matters: With some high-profile examples of such evasion… Continue reading
California Appeals Court Unanimously Holds That New California Law Allowing Public Financing of Campaigns Illegally Conflicts with Earlier Ballot Measure
Opinion here.
If this stands, it means it will take another ballot measure to get California on the road to public financing of campaigns.
“Richard Neal Facebook page mixes campaign, congressional business”
Roll Call:
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal used his government-funded official Facebook page to air campaign advertisements, Facebook Ad Library shows, potentially running afoul of House Ethics rules that prohibit campaign business on House official resources.In Neal’s… Continue reading