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Campaign Finance Laws Discriminates Against Worker and Voters
- Advertisement -<p>Two people work in a smoke shop on the South Side of Chicago. One of them is the owner. What principle of law says that the owner of …
Middle-classSen. Jon Tester - Campaign Finance Summary
*Includes contributions from other candidate committees.<p>NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2013 - 2018 election cycle and based on …
ConscienceKoch Brothers' Money went to George Mason University to Influence US Government
biography<p><b>William K. Black</b>, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE, teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City …
Liberal ViewKoch’s university donations bought influence in hiring, firing faculty
FAIRFAX, Va. — Virginia’s largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in …
George MasonOut-of-state super PACs drop nearly $4 million on WV GOP Senate primary
Super PACs with tangential ties to the West Virginia GOP have poured just shy of a collective $4 million into the state’s Republican Senate …
Roy MooreBakery appeals to UK Supreme Court in gay-rights cake case
A bakery owned by a Christian family is asking Britain's Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that it discriminated against a gay customer for refusing to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage.<p>Northern Ireland business Ashers Baking Co. refused in 2014 to make a cake iced with the "Sesame Street" …
LGBTQIPro-Trump Super PAC Rips Sen. Tester as 'Disgraceful, Dishonest'
A <b>pro-Trump super PAC is putting out an ad</b> trashing Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., for revealing allegations that led to the withdrawal of Veterans Affairs …
Conservative ViewCity election kicks off amid dubious new rules
Ryan Kennery plans to register bright and early Tuesday morning to run as a candidate in College ward in this year's municipal election, which will …
OttawaGEO Group
April 5, 2018 | Most Americans have never heard of the far-right neoconservative dark money nonprofit that ran the ads. It has no employees and it’s …
GovernmentJohn Ivison: Liberals end era of SuperPACs in federal elections, but leave door half-open to foreign funding
OTTAWA — You may remember a particularly grim political ad from the 2015 election campaign that cudgelled the Harper Conservatives for “not being …
Canadian NewsThe Federal Agency That Oversees Campaign Finance Laws Is on the Brink of Shutting Down
Anniversaries are often festive.<p>Not today at the Federal Election Commission.<p>As of April 30, the FEC’s current four commissioners have been on the …
U.S. PoliticsSoros-Linked PAC Drops $150K In Oregon DA Race, Obscures Funding Source
Yet another district attorney’s race has been turned on its head by a massive cash infusion from a political action committee (PAC) with ties to …
George SorosCatholic Charities of Buffalo has just two months left to raise $2.1M - Buffalo - Buffalo Business First
By Tracey Drury <br>– Reporter, Buffalo Business First<p>Apr 30, 2018, 2:33pm EDT<p>With two months until the close of its annual fundraising appeal, Catholic …
BuffaloGlobal Philanthropy Environment Index shows political uncertainty as greatest challenge to global philanthropy
INDIANAPOLIS, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI today released the <i>2018 Global Philanthropy Environment Index</i> (GPEI), the first such report since 2015. It is the world's most comprehensive initiative to equip policy makers, …
World EconomyHow Mike Pence is trying to save California Republicans
The most consequential part of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Southern California wasn't his border wall photo-op in Calexico Monday morning, …
Mike PenceMoney and politics in Illinois
The biggest changes in politics in Illinois during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s term have occurred inside the Illinois Republican Party. For years it was a …
Middle-classSteve Wynn sues ex-salon chief quoted in sexual conduct stories
ADVERTISING<p>LAS VEGAS >> Former casino mogul Steve Wynn has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former Wynn Las Vegas salon director over claims …
HawaiiRantz: Democrat candidate slams big money while taking it
Democratic congressional candidate Dr. Shannon Hader sent a number of solicitation emails over the last three days decrying big money in elections. …
SeattleMeet the little-known ‘big fish’ megadonor setting the tone for GOP primary races
Behind just about every divisive Senate Republican primary this year, an amiable Midwestern businessman is bankrolling the candidate who claims to be the most hard-charging, anti-establishment conservative in the race.<p>Richard Uihlein, a wealthy shipping-supplies magnate from Illinois who shuns the …
U.S. PoliticsSoros Fund Management: Total Contributions
Total Contributions by Party of Recipient<p>Loading Chart<p>Total Contributions by Source of Funds<p>Loading Chart<p>Cycle<p>Total<p>Democrats<p>Republicans<p>% to Dems<p>% to …
ElectionsMichael Avenatti says he believes there's evidence campaign finance laws were broken Video - ABC News
Avenatti joins "The View" and says he's "confident" evidence will reveal Trump violated campaign finance laws.
Michael AvenattiFacebook’s Fundraisers Features Got Some New Functionality
Facebook Friday announced several updates to its fundraisers feature, highlighted by the ability for people to match donations to their nonprofit …
Advertising IndustrySarbanes: Take big money out of elections
Kudos to Baltimore for taking an important step toward citizen-owned elections (“Baltimore City Council to consider public financing of city …
City PoliticsLeague of Conservation Voters
<b>Political leanings: Pro-environment/liberal</b><b>Spending target: Unknown</b>The League of Conservation Voters works to defeat “anti-environment” candidates …
Fact CheckingRomney using $1 million from presidential bid in Senate run
A Democratic candidate for Utah’s U.S. Senate seat claimed Republican opponent Mitt Romney is using $1 million of leftover donations to his …
GovernmentFacebook now lets you match donations on fundraisers
The social network also announces four new categories for personal fundraisers, which it’s now waiving transaction fees for.<p>Facebook has rolled out new features for fundraisers on the social network to make it easier for people to donate their money.<p>In its announcement on Friday, Facebook said it's …
NonprofitsB.C. closes ‘loophole’ in municipal campaign finance laws
The B.C. government has closed what it calls a “loophole” in its recent overhaul of municipal campaign finance laws to make it clear that a ban on union and corporate donations applies to political parties regardless of how they intend to use the money.<p>Under the campaign finance law passed last …
CanadaTorontoStrong Fund surpasses $1-million mark
A fundraising campaign launched to help those affected by Monday’s horrific van attack on Toronto’s Yonge Street has surpassed the $1 million …
TorontoB.C. moves to close campaign finance loophole before municipal elections | The Star
VANCOUVER—The B.C. government will move to stop political parties from accepting corporate and union donations for party operations, a restriction …
Canada2020 Democratic Contenders Are Making the “Cheap Gesture” of Swearing Off Corporate PAC Money, but Big Checks Are Still Flying
The reason is that money from PACs – corporate or otherwise — comprises a relatively insignificant portion of these senators’ campaign contributions, …
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