The phone hacking scandal currently plaguing News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch began in London, and because of rumors that his... View Article
Continue readingBill Shines a Light on Corporate Political Spending
Today five Senators (Menendez, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown and Lautenberg) and Representative Capuano, along with more than forty of his... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Union Politics in Connecticut
The Hartford Courant published a story today profiling the spokesmen for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition in Connecticut. SEBAC... View Article
Continue readingFEC allows candidates to solicit limited contributions for Super PACs
The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously Thursday to allow federal candidates and party officials to solicit limited contributions for Super PACs, groups that have changed the campaign-finance landscape in the past year by raising and spending unlimited amounts from indivuals, corporations and labor unions.
The draft Advisory Opinion that the commission approved says candidates and party officials can solicit up to $5,000 from individuals and other PACs.
The vote came in response to a request by two Democratic Super PACs -- Majority PAC and House Majority PAC -- which asked the FEC whether candidates could solicit unlimited contributions on their behalf ...
Continue readingFEC set to vote on Super PAC fundraising by candidates
Two new draft Advisory Opinions from the FEC's legal staff leave open the possibility that the commission will allow candidates and party officers to raise money — possibly without limits — for Super PACs.
The opinions, which were posted on the Federal Election Commission's website Tuesday and which are expected to be voted on by the commissioners Thursday, differ from a draft posted last week. That draft said candidates could appear at Super PAC fundraisers but could not solicit unlimited contributions. It did not address the possibility of raising limited amounts.
One of the drafts posted Tuesday, a revision of ...
Continue readingInfluence Explored: The organizations behind silicone implants
The Los Angeles Times published an article in its Science and Environment section today that outlined the politics behind the... View Article
Continue readingTrendsetters Wanted
The Sunlight Foundation and a dozen other bipartisan organizations are seeking Senators who are willing to be among the first... View Article
Continue readingTransbearency Strikes Back, or Citizens United and the Case for Comedy
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Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Pennsylvania campaign finance reform in jeopardy
A search using our Influence explorer, for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, reveals that between 2003-2010, the governor received a total... View Article
Continue readingDecision-Making on Capitol Hill Chilled by Threat of Dark Money
We’ve said it before: One result of the Citizens United case is that lobbyists will have new power. Whether real... View Article
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