Investigating Power
…face of poll numbers giving Clinton the edge. They have spent more than $75 million on independent expenditures, according to Open Secrets. Its largest donor is casino magnate Sheldon Adelson,…
…of $4,000 from KochPAC to Blum for Congress. Rep. Steve King (IA-04) received $2,500 from KochPAC to King for Congress. The Koch-funded Concerned Women for America has also endorsed King….
…office “sell” women voters on corporate-backed alternatives to publicly popular paid sick leave, equal pay, quality childcare and workplace flexibility policies. Read more articles about the Independent Women’s Forum here….
…on dark money and phony industry front groups by barring candidate coordination with outside groups and regulating independent expenditures. It cracks down on sham “issue ads,” which are really the…
…The super PAC also states that since “it is not involved with independent expenditures” and “will not be engaged in paid media,” coordination is permitted. But the attorneys at the…
…spin doesn’t stop there. The Guardian reporting indicates that Walker and top aides used the “independent” electioneering group, Wisconsin Club for Growth as a pot of secret money for the…
…grope women. When you’re a star, “they let you do anything,” said Trump. The following day, Ryan rescinded Trump’s invitation to his annual “Fall Fest” in his congressional district. But…
…commission created after the Wisconsin GOP dismantled the fully independent Government Accountability Board which helped launch an investigation of Governor Walker and dark money groups known as the John Doe….
…that the group had pumped some $10 million in Wisconsin, but the independent watchdog group, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, could only account for a few million, which AFP spent on…
…states is that coordination between candidates and outside political spenders converts otherwise “independent” expenditures into campaign contributions subject to limits and disclosure. In legalizing independent expenditures by corporations in Citizens…
