Monthly Archives: December 2012
“Report: Kellogg Foundation, SEIU funded attacks on voter ID laws”
The Daily Caller reports (based on this report from Media Trackers).
“Saudi-Led Oil Lobby Group Financed 2012 Dark Money Attack Ads”
“2016 Contenders Court Mega-Donors”
Politico: “A week after Election Day, three Republican governors mentioned as 2016 presidential candidates — Bobby Jindal, John Kasich and Bob McDonnell — each stopped by the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino to meet privately with its owner Sheldon Adelson,… Continue reading
“Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center Charge the IRS With Indefensible Abdication of Responsibility”
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
“Drug lobby donation went to pro-Democratic nonprofit”
Center for Public Integrity reports on how the search for PhRMA campaign money recipients takes an unexpected turn.
“Legislative bipartisanship may not last through the holidays”
Orlando Sentinel: “Election-law changes and health-care fights could start as soon as this week, when lawmakers are in town for the first round of committee meetings since the Nov. 6 election. So, the message here is to soak up… Continue reading
“Hard Math: Small Errors Plus One-Vote Margin Equals Big Problems in Alexandria”
“The Dark Money Forerunner Of Secret California Millions”
TPM: “You could say Americans for Job Security has been keeping donors anonymous since before it was cool.”
“Editorial Mr. Cuomo’s Next Big Task”
NYT editorial: “Here’s one way Gov. Andrew Cuomo can match the acclaim he achieved by getting same-sex marriage approved in New York State: persuade the State Legislature to make New York’s system of electing legislators the fairest and most transparent… Continue reading
“Do Filibusters Stall the Senate or Give It Purpose?”
A new NYT Room for Debate, including the thoughts of the incomparable Barbara Sinclair.
“Editorial: Voter fraud gets another spin”
Will Va.’s voter i.d. law be narrowed?
“Senate OKs Bill to Allow Most State, Local Government Employees to Seek Elected Office”
Bloomberg BNA: “Most state and local government employees would be permitted to run for partisan political office without violating the Hatch Act under legislation (S. 2170) approved by the Senate Nov. 30 by unanimous consent.”
“Numbers whiz becomes one-man election clearinghouse”
LA Times: “For most Americans, interest in the results of the 2012 presidential campaign ended somewhere around the first election night projections for President Obama and the brief, stunned concession speech delivered by a gobsmacked Mitt Romney. But for… Continue reading