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Watchdog Groups Detail Political Campaign Contributions in Ways Never Before Documented
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 16 hours ago
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Thousands of U.S. companies and special interest groups attempt to influence government through campaign donations in ways never before documented, a joint project by two of the nation�s premier government watchdog groups now reveals. The project , conducted...
Tags: responsive political, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Center for Responsive Politics, campaign contributions, watchdog group, Washington, Fundraising, Campaign finance, Politics of the United States, MAPLight.org, Politics, Lobbying, Political action committee
Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano
Somerville :: MA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility And then there was the time he threatened to kill a dog. On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1993, Michael E...And when his son became so distracted that the ball hit him in the face, Capuano had had enough. Seizing a baseball bat, he stalked off toward...
Tags: Michael E. Capuano, Tracey M. Brown, Somerville, Massachusetts, Congressional Caucus, campaign contributions, PMA Group, House Financial Services Committee, Politics, Mike Capuano, Middlesex County Massachusetts, Somerville Massachusetts
Lipscomb apologizes for role in City Hall scandal
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 25 days ago
Credibility Lipscomb apologized in court Thursday for violating campaign finance rules and accepted a sentence of three years of unsupervised probation, 100 hours of community service and a $25,000 fine imposed by Circuit Judge Dennis M. Sweeney. "I have no one else...
Tags: Ronald H. Lipscomb, Developer Lipscomb, city hall, campaign contributions, illegal campaign
Trumped up corruption charges in Turks and Caicos cause government to collapse
Michael Misick, the former premier of Turks and Caicos Islands, has been recently cleared of two of the several criminal charges against him, including charges of rape. Still pending are corruption charges being pursued against Misick, alleging that...
Tags: celebrities, michael misick, turks, caicos, developers, bribes, corruption, campaign contributions, invest, tourism
Issue 5 candidates pledge to prevent campaign contributions from Cuyahoga County employees
Mason :: OH :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A slate of candidates supporting Issue 5 pledged Friday not to accept or solicit campaign contributions from Cuyahoga County government employees. The candidates also urged Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason to return $100,000 in campaign contributions...
Fla elections inquiry prompted WellCare disclosure
Miami :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Troubled health insurer WellCare said it voluntarily disclosed illegal campaign contributions in Florida, but now says it came forward only after an inquiry from the state elections commission on a separate matter. WellCare spokesman Chris Cooney confirmed...
Tags: WellCare, campaign contributions, voluntarily disclosed, elections commission, Florida
Judge blocks Colorado campaign restrictions
Denver :: CO :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Colorado — A Colorado judge has temporarily blocked a new state constitutional amendment that bans some government contractors and all unions from making political contributions. District Court Judge Catherine Lemon issued an injunction Tuesday on Amendment...
Tags: Colorado, Denver District Court Judge, campaign restrictions, campaign contributions, government contractors, colorado campaign
Ill. Senate panel OKs campaign contribution limits
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Money donated to politicians would be limited for the first time in Illinois history under a plan backed by Gov. Pat Quinn but opposed by the same commission he appointed to find ways of scrubbing the state's ethical stain...Patrick Collins, chairman...
Tags: Illinois Senate, Illinois Reform Commission, campaign contributions, Pat Quinn
Senate Democrats detail plan to limit campaign cash
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Campaign contributions to candidates for state and local offices would be limited for the first time in Illinois under a Senate Democratic plan unveiled Wednesday, but critics argued the restrictions aren't tight enough. The move comes as the Senate will...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Senate Democrats, Pat Quinn, Senate Democratic, Illinois House, book deals, House Democrat, campaign contributions, Illinois Finance Authority, NBC
AG: Rule cleared on ethics complaint
Boise :: ID :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Idaho's Attorney General's office has cleared Canyon County Commissioner Steve Rule of any potential charges involving campaign contributions he took from individuals who had interests in a development he approved. A Canyon County couple filed an ethics...
Tags: Steve Rule, ethics complaint, campaign contributions, attorney general, Canyon County
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