The FCC agrees with Sunlight: Cable, satellite and radio political ad buys should be posted online.
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As one of his last official acts, a beneficiary of those pesky unsolicited political phone calls proposes giving voters the right to block them.
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A handful of moderate Democrats could decide the bill's fate. A vote in either direction could trigger special interest attacks on the campaign trail.
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Some politicians were investing money this year with an eye to 2016. The ROIs of potential presidential contenders.
Continue readingLast-minute giving: Four days, $4 million to House candidates
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton is one of the top recipients of last-minute campaign cash. Sunlight looks at the weekend's biggest givers and getters.
Continue readingVoting in the dark: Senate hides $57 million in campaign contributions behind thicket of dead trees
Because Senate candidates file their campaign finance reports on paper, it takes federal officials weeks to make them available for public viewing. Page count on Iowa Senate hopeful Bruce Braley's Q3 report: 26,000.
Continue readingThirty minutes on Philly TV news: 11 political ads, no political stories
If one recent evening newscast is any indication, Philadelphia voters may be longing for used car ads and payday loan pitches — and maybe for some unbiased political reportage.
Continue readingDemocracy Fund, Rita Allen Foundation underwrite effort to track political communications
A collaborative effort to map the funding behind political advertising in one major TV market wins support from two major foundations.
Continue readingNew Koch brothers PAC the biggest fundraiser of Q3
A new Koch brothers group raised $15 million in the third quarter of campaign 2014, the most of any committee that filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday.
Continue readingPolitical ad watch: 48 new commercials in one day
The deluge of ads gives us an insight in to where the smart money is spending. And reminds us the smart money believes that going negative works.
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