In a Senate Rules Committee hearing, the DISCLOSE Act — aimed at shining light on dark campaign money — draws plenty of rhetoric, but little grounds for consensus.
Continue readingQuestions remain for Mayday PAC
Mayday PAC reported $3.3 million dollars on hand at the beginning of July. The group's campaign kitty now stands at $7.7 million according to the group's website.
Continue readingOFA fundraising down, but still attracting new donors
A joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Responsive Politics finds that President Obama's political nonprofit continues to find new five-figure prospects even as fundraising drops.
Continue readingTop super PAC donors lean left
There are no Republicans among the top three individual donors to super PACs this political cycle. That's a huge turnaround from 2012, when the top three spots all went to GOP megadonors.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: FDA, keep your hands off our cheap cigars
The FDA is receiving a flood of comment letters from cigar aficionados who want the agency to lay off regulating pricey cigars as part of a long-fought initiative to regulate tobacco products.
Continue readingWho’s buying ads on Spanish-language TV — and who’s not
While much slower to lock down air time than they have been at English-language stations, political committees -- especially those allied with Democrats -- are beginning to buy ads aimed at Spanish speakers.
Continue readingOutside political spending = economic boom in D.C.
The politicians may love to hate Washington but guess where most of the money being spent on their behalf is going.
Continue readingFiorina’s new super PAC raises $1.1 million
Carly Fiorina's new super PAC reported raising reported raising just over one million dollars in it's first filing. That's just one of the nuggets we found in the quarterly filings due at the Federal Election Commission today.
Continue readingKoch-affiliated groups gobble up airtime at more than 100 TV stations
As of July 10, according to data from Sunlight’s Political Ad Sleuth, groups linked to Charles and David Koch have bought advertising time at least 106 different stations from Miami to Anchorage, Alaska.
Continue readingLabor is split on supporting Keystone XL, but not on lobbying for it
Unions may be publicly divided on Keystone XL, but when lawmakers hear from labor's lobbyists in Washington, they hear that labor loves Keystone.
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