The FEC's lawyers believe Crossroads GPS likely violated election law, according to a little-noticed legal report quietly released late last Friday.
Continue readingStockman campaign flouts the Federal Election Commission
A Sunlight Foundation analysis of 2012 and 2013 campaign filings from Rep. Steve Stockman's campaign committee suggests that the Texas lawmaker hasn't been reporting all of his contributions in a timely fashion to the Federal Election Commission.
Continue readingPolitical advertisers and TV stations ignore disclosure rules
A decade after the Supreme Court predicted the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law would help promote transparency by making public information on campaign ad buys, most political advertisers and TV stations aren't providing the information at all.
Continue readingStockman refunds questionable campaign contributions
For the second time in a week, Rep. Steve Stockman's campaign changes its story to the FEC about questionable campaign contributions.
Continue readingExtra! Extra!! Get your real time campaign finance data here!!!
As fundraising for the 2014 congressional contests heats up and filing deadlines loom this week, the Sunlight Foundation is unveiling a new tool - the Real-Time FEC tracker - that will allow users to search, sort, filter and get alerts for campaign finance reports as they land at the Federal Election Commission.
Oil and environment groups buy ads after climate change speech
Environmental groups and the oil industry are buying TV ad time in the wake of Pres. Obama's speech this week outlining a plan to fight climate change, according to new federal documents.
Continue readingCalifornia billionaire pumps $1 million more into Mass. senate race
California billionaire Thomas Steyer put another $1 million into the super PAC he runs, a group that has backed a Masschusetts Democrat's run for Senate. Voters will go to the polls in the special election in less than two weeks.
Continue readingNonprofit’s $4 million dark money dump unreported for three months
An Arizona non-profit political group spent $4 million more than was been widely reported on last year's election thanks to a loophole in federal election law that allows some last-minute spending to be hidden until Jan. 31.
In all, Americans For Responsible Leadership spent $9.8 million on federal elections in 2012. That figure doesn't include $11 million more given to a California PAC that state authorities have described as "campaign money laundering".
Continue readingHealth group airs ad backing Obama EPA nominee
The American Public Health Administration has begun airing a new TV ad supporting Pres. Obama's nominee for EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy. It's the first time the nonprofit group has aired an ad backing a specific nominee, according to a spokeswoman.
Continue readingTV stations ignore ad disclosure requirements
A decade after a landmark campaign finance reform law mandated that TV stations collect the names of board members or executive officers of groups running political ads for federal candidates or any "national legislative issue of public importance," records show broadcasters often ignore the rules.
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