“NC GOPer Who Resigned Over Racist Remark Says Party Is ‘Gutless’ (AUDIO)”
TPM.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
“California Watchdog: ‘Koch Brothers Network’ Behind $15 Million Dark-Money Donations”
Andy Kroll reports.
“Why Women in Texas May Be Blocked from Voting”
“GOPer ousted for trashing ‘lazy blacks’”
Adam Serwer reports for MSNBC.
If you have to preface your remarks with a mention of your “black best friend,” you’ll probably regret saying what comes next.
Don Yelton, a former North Carolina Republican official, was compelled to resign Thursday… Continue reading
Corruption Conference at New School
Announcement:
The Center for Public Scholarship is pleased to present the 30th Social Research conference, “Corruption,” on Thursday and Friday, November 21 and 22, 2013, at The New School in New York City.
Signs of corruption and the damage… Continue reading
“Gap Clothing Chain Founders Were Behind California ‘Dark Money’ Campaign”
Paul Blumenthal:
Well-known corporate chiefs funded illegal “dark money” contributions to groups in the Koch brothers’ political network involved in Thursday’s record campaign finance settlement in California, according to settlement documents.
Members of the Fisher family, founders of the Gap… Continue reading
“Lecturer talks about flaws in N.C. voter law”
Hey, that’s me.
“Group Linked to Kochs Admits to Campaign Finance Violations”
Nick Confessore NYT: “A secretive nonprofit group with ties to the billionaire conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch admitted to improperly failing to disclose more than $15 million in contributions it funneled into state referendum battles in California, state officials… Continue reading
“George Soros backs pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC”
“Judge Explains Why He Screwed Up A Huge 2007 Decision About Voting Rights”
“North Carolina Prosecutor Takes Shots at the Laws He’s Obliged to Enforce”
Arizona Appellate Court Explains Reversal of Injunction in Campaign Contributions Case, Keeping Old Limits in Place
Read.
“Exact name match NOT required for voting with photo ID”
Texas SOS press release.
I would be watching to see if the “substantially similar” name test which the SOS states will be fairly and uniformly applied throughout the state.
Video of FPPC Press Conference on $1 Million Donor Settlement
Here.