ProPublica reports.

WaPo: According to public records, FreedomWorks received more than $12 millionbefore the election from two corporations based in Knoxville, Tenn.: Specialty Investments Group and Kingston Pike Development. The firms were established within a day of each other by… Continue reading

Open Secrets: “Exactly what part TC4 may have played in funding groups between mid-2011 and this year’s election is currently unknown, because the IRS doesn’t require nonprofits to file their 990s until many months after the end of their… Continue reading

See this press release.

NYT: “The New York attorney general announced a a far-reaching draft regulation on Wednesday that would force broad public disclosure of millions of dollars in loosely regulated spending on elections and ballot measures in New York.”

TaxProf Blog reports.

The Center for Public Integrity reports.

“Mr. Adelson, 79 years old, said he has many friends in Washington, ‘but the reasons aren’t my good looks and charm. It’s my “pocket personality” referring to his donations.” Must-read WSJ article, which also includes this part: Mr. Adelson’s… Continue reading

Mother Jones: “In the world of political money, Democrats like to cast themselves as the defenders of transparency and crusaders against corruption. They’ve asked the IRS to investigate big-spending nonprofit groups such as Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, and… Continue reading

The Nation reports.

Press release: “In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center charged the IRS with an ‘indefensible abdication of responsibility” in failing’ ‘to include the section 501(c)(4) regulations dealing with… Continue reading