New ads funded by the Republican Governors Association will hit the Kentucky airwaves Wednesday, as an offshoot of the RGA ramps up the war of words in the state’s toss-up gubernatorial election.
Continue readingBusiness lobby set to air more ads
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is up with another round of political ads set to begin today in Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa and North Carolina, according to FCC documents.
Continue readingCommon Core advocates dominate early messaging in Iowa
A Washington nonprofit devoted to ginning up support for the Common Core standards has bought the lion's share of early TV ads in Iowa.
Continue readingImpact America hits New Hampshire Gov. Hassan on budget
A murky nonprofit is pouring a million dollars into the New Hampshire airwaves, attacking Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan's fiscal record.
Continue readingHeading to IRE 2015? Learn how Sunlight tools can improve your money in politics reporting
Sunlight will be at IRE 2015 this week in Philadelphia! Get in touch to talk money in politics, opengov journalism and more. And check out the panel on our reporting tools, of course!
Continue readingNike-backed group pushes Trans-Pacific Partnership in Oregon
Oregon Jobs Through Trade, a nonprofit backed by apparel companies Columbia and Nike, is flooding TV markets in Eugene and Portland with ads touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership's economic benefits.
Continue readingLiberal group to air ‘issue ad’ in Iowa
A left-leaning nonprofit will begin airing ads on the renewable fuel standard in Des Moines on Monday, days after Hillary Clinton wrapped up her first road trip through Iowa as a presidential candidate.
Continue readingSunlight and allies continue to push for transparent political advertising
This week, Sunlight helped filed comments to the FCC urging greater transparency around political ads on cable/satellite TV and radio. The message is clear: It's not public unless it's online.
Continue readingTeam Rand tries to quash anonymous attack ad
A lawyer for Rand Paul's presidential campaign told TV stations that they could lose their broadcasting licenses if they continued airing the "false and misleading" advertisements.
Continue readingNew study found more political ads than coverage leading up to 2014 elections
A new report released today on the 2014 elections found that political candidates and outside groups spent $14 million to run nearly 12,000 political ads at Philadelphia’s six major TV stations.
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