The Michigan Campaign Finance Networks is calling the secretary of state’s final declaratory ruling to allow the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to spend money on independent political expenditures using their own funds, but not by…
The Mike Cox gubernatorial campaign and a corporate aggregator of undisclosed political contributions called Americans for Job Security are targeting Cox’s primary opponent Pete Hoekstra in a two-pronged ad campaign…
The Federal Election Commission has allowed Congressional candidates unrestricted campaign funds to influence the redistricting process. A New York Times editorial blasts the FEC’s decision, arguing candidates shaping the map making…
The Federal Election Commission granted the National Democratic Redistricting Trust permission to allow federal candidates and officeholders may solicit soft money to finance redistricting litigation because they are not “in connection with” elections.Federal law prohibits federal candidates and officholders from…
In response to a request for a ruling by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land passed on the opportunity to require more campaign finance dislcosure.“There’s been a very large percentage of campaign spending that is…
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