The judicial election in Wisconsin is on April 5 — when Wisconsin voters go to the polls, they won’t know who funded most of the ad spending around it.
Continue readingTed Cruz and Marco Rubio take feud to the airwaves
One of Ted Cruz's many, many super PACs, Stand ForTruth, had the "truthfulness" of its ads questioned by Marco Rubio's campaign, igniting a feud that's still ongoing.
Continue readingWhat happened when a super PAC listed Sunlight’s phone number on its ad filing
Why was a super PAC using our phone number on an FCC filing?
Continue readingFCC votes to expand transparency for political ads
The FCC voted unanimously today to require cable, satellite and radio stations to upload their political files online.
Continue readingThe Political TV Ad Archive provides new level of accountability to campaign ads
The Internet Archive just launched the Political TV Ad Archive, a free online resource that adds a new level of accountability to shady political ads.
Continue readingMembers of Congress urge FCC to enforce political ad disclosure
Reps. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., led 168 House Democrats in scorning the FCC for its failure to enforce rules that require advertisers to disclose the true sponsors of political ads.
Continue readingPro-Jeb Bush super PAC drops $12 million on ad blitz
On Jan. 4, the pro-Jeb Bush super PAC Right to Rise USA dropped $12 million to place media ads opposing Republican candidates John Kasich, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio.
Continue readingTexas TV station accidentally deletes 2014 political ad file
The San Antonio Express discovered something troubling in FCC records this week: Dallas television station WFAA deleted its 2014 political public file from the FCC site.
Continue readingNBA teams up with Everytown to air PSAs against gun violence
Everytown for Gun Safety has drawn out a new play in its efforts to influence the debate around gun violence, and it involves teaming up with the NBA for public service announcements scheduled to air on Christmas Day.
Continue readingThe high cost of television ads for super PACs
Every election season, campaigns will boast about how much they have spent on television political advertising. As we go into this political season, it’s important that reporters ask the follow up question: How many ads did that amount buy?
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