Oscar watchers in Washington, D.C. will be treated to a new ad from Dick Berman's dark money advocacy group, the Center for Consumer Freedom. Animal rights groups are the organization's latest target.
Continue readingOil lobby launches Super Bowl ad blitz
The American Petroleum Institute plans to pay $100,000 for a 30-second ad spot to air during halftime of this weekend's Super Bowl.
Continue readingNet neutrality foes take their fight to the airwaves
Net neutrality friends and foes air their concerns in a pair of congressional hearings Wednesday, the latest front in a war of words ranging from K Street to your TV set.
Continue readingUtilities-backed dark money group sparking energy debate in Michigan
As Michigan lawmakers prepare for a new legislative session in Lansing, two of the state's largest utility companies have already launched an ambitious public affairs campaign: Pushing to maintain their dominance over the Great Lakes' States' electric grid.
Continue readingTwo months, $15 million in political ads on Philly TV
That's what it cost to blast Philadelphians with 14,000 ads. The kicker? It was state candidates doing most of the spending.
Continue readingKeystone XL: Senate caught between big donors
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.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Election 2014 by the numbers
Some key data points on the money being spent to influence Tuesday's elections.
Continue readingFCC proposes making political ads more transparent
The FCC just circulated an NPRM that promises to effect Sunlight's demands for more transparency in political ad spending.
Continue readingOutside groups spend at least $120 per Alaska voter
Voters in states with competitive races are being overloaded with advertising from outside interests trying to influence their vote. In red-hot Alaska, outsiders have spent at least $120 for each likely voter.
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.
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