Five new super PACs were registered simultaneously on Monday by an Austin law firm. All list one treasurer.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Pop-up PACs
This week's Campaign Intelligence finds "pop-up PAC" season starting: Start spending late enough and you won't have to disclose donors until just before the election — or maybe after.
Continue readingOutside interests pour $37 million into N.C. Senate race
The North Carolina Senate race has drawn the most outside spending in the nation, totaling a massive $37.5 million.
Continue readingDCCC and NRCC drive outside spending in the House
What makes a House race expensive? Generally, its national party committees and a small group of closely aligned outside players.
Continue readingRealtors put down money on the (U.S.) House
The National Association of Realtors flooded three congressional races with $2.1 million on behalf of candidates whose policies are popular with realtors.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Who’s spending the most to influence the vote
Want to follow the political money beat? We can help.
Continue readingOfficials in Ferguson have set up barriers to information about the Michael Brown case
Open records requesters are being charged hefty fees in Missouri to get their hands on records that could reveal more about how the local and state government operated during one of their most sensitive times.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Halloween comes early
It's Halloween and political ads are getting scarier than ever.
Continue readingSave the press from the White House censors
White House flacks are taking it upon themselves to edit journalists’ pool reports before they are distributed to the press corps. We think White House reporters need to find a new publisher.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Is that honey with your apples up to standard?
Welcome to another edition of "Influence Analytics," a recurring series on trends in lobbying and regulations — on and off Capitol Hill — that Sunlight's Reporting Group spots using our data analysis tools.
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