Via Bloomberg: “An obscure company that contributed to the super-PAC backing Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign has ties to the chief operating officer of the nation’s second largest homebuilder, public records show. Jonathan Jaffe, the COO of Lennar Corp., has shared a Laguna Beach, Ca….
Read MoreVia The Los Angeles Times: “A terrifically amusing example of how even the best-laid plans of political manipulators can come apart at the seams reaches us from Columbia, Mo. That’s where property owners along a commercial strip plotted to create…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune: “Two sure signs that the fight for a fair legislative map is off to a strong start: Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment have collected more than 263,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot. And…
Read MoreVia New York Times: “During a meeting with consumer advocates in Washington in July 2010, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lauded the Obama administration’s progress on reforms it had long sought while offering pointed words about the practices of…
Read MoreVia ReCode: “It is becoming clear that the road to the White House in 2016 leads straight through Silicon Valley. Once a bit-player in the political money game, the technology industry came in second behind the oil and gas industry among the…
Read MoreVia Politico: “Why would a middle-class guy volunteer to send a check to a billionaire like Donald Trump? Ask Iraq War veteran Rudolf Pohlreich of Arizona, a $250 donor. “It’s like the police when they arrive on the scene —…
Read MoreVia The New York Times: “As a measure of democracy, one of the more encouraging statistics of the 2016 presidential race is the fact that the average contribution to the long-shot campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders is $31.30. It would be…
Read MoreVia ThinkProgress: “New Jersey law currently prevents state contractors from giving more than $300 to statewide candidates’ campaigns. But that hasn’t stopped New Jersey contractors from donating more than $500,000 in total to the super PAC supporting Gov. Chris Christie’s…
Read MoreVia Politico New York: ALBANY — A lawsuit could potentially make a significant dent in the so-called LLC loophole that lets some people and businesses significantly surpass New York’s campaign contribution limits. As POLITICO reported in April, donors like the New…
Read MoreRich Miller of Capitol Fax writes on SB 248: * From the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform… SB 248, a bill that ICPR spearheaded, was signed into law this weekend by the Governor. The bill increases the transparency of political…
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