A Sunlight Foundation analysis reveals that Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates bought over $1.1 million worth of television advertisements in just the two weeks leading up to the primary.
Continue readingNew political committee backed by Republican Governors Association takes root in Kentucky
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 readingBright spots in criminal justice data from Connecticut to Colorado
Through our criminal justice project, we've discovered some great data resources across America.
Continue readingHigh-profile hosts line Hillary Clinton’s fundraising trail
New fundraising invitations show Hillary Clinton attended a fundraiser thrown by Lynn Rothschild on Tuesday — the same day that State Department emails were released showing that Rothschild may have influenced a past profile of the White House hopeful.
Continue readingFeingold’s comeback bid gets major jolt from online donors
Russ Feingold's comeback bid for the Senate earned nearly $1 million from online donors over a six-week period, early reports by online fundraising platform ActBlue show. His online donations led all other congressional candidates and committees over that period.
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 readingJindal soft money group hits airwaves — then goes offline
A soft money organization that poured over $224,000 into Iowa TV ads during the month of June favorable to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had its website go offline yesterday — the same day that Jindal announced his candidacy.
Continue readingWe need a sharper focus on money in politics
As the 2016 elections come into view, reimagining the way in which we tell money in politics stories is one of the biggest challenges we face.
Continue readingClimate group features Pope Francis in new Iowa TV ads
NextGen Climate, a super PAC backed by the billionaire Tom Steyer focused on climate change, plans to begin airing political TV ads in Iowa tomorrow featuring images of Pope Francis.
Continue readingMay was a kind month to RNC, some super PACs, FEC filings show
More than 17 months before the November election, filings at the FEC show that some of the bigger supporting players in politics are getting into electoral form.
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