“Why Dark Money Is Bad Business”
Kathleen Donovan-Maher and Steven Groopman have written this NYT oped.
Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Dark money group leads last-minute effort to speed up campaign finance changes”
Tucson Sentinel:
Arizona is already poised to relax rules regarding so-called “dark money” groups starting next year, but a last-minute amendment from the state Senate could make the changes go into effect in less than a month.
The proposal… Continue reading
“Often-secret donors spend big to push elected officials’ pet projects”
Must-read from Fredreka Schouten and Mary Troyan USA Today:
The Alabama political scandal that has cost the state’s governor his marriage and now threatens his job has thrust politicians’ growing use of often-secretly funded nonprofits into the spotlight.
Gov.… Continue reading
“Montana defends campaign finance law ahead of elections”
AP:
Montana attorneys on Tuesday defended the state’s new campaign finance disclosure law against a gun-rights organization that wants parts of it struck down before next month’s primary elections.
The Virginia-based National Association for Gun Rights claims the law… 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
“Koch Brothers Back New Effort To Make It Harder To Track Dark Money”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
“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
“Dark Money Group Tells the Government it Won’t Spend on Elections While Bragging to Donors it Will ‘Win Senate Seats’ with ‘No Donor Disclosure'”
Brendan Fischer for CLC.
“Stop the Delay on IRS Political Activity Rules”
See this statement from the Bright Lines project.
“Bentley’s ties to ‘dark money’ contradicts previous campaign pledge”
The latest from Alabama.
“First look: McConnell-linked groups raise nearly $39 million”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
Two groups focused on keeping the Senate in Republican control collected nearly $17 million during the first three months of this year, according to figures first provided to USA TODAY.
In all, the groups —… Continue reading
“Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio pushed boundaries of campaign finance with unlimited donations, secrecy”
Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio burned through that much cash before joining the heap of failed 2016 presidential candidates, an astounding figure even in the big-money era.
But more important, the Floridians pushed new boundaries of campaign… Continue reading