Maine voters didn’t just cap super PAC contributions in 2024, they did it by a landslide. Three out of four said yes to Question 1, a citizen’s initiative that limited campaign contributions to political action committees that make uncoordinated expenditures in support of a candidate to $5,000. But right now, in the middle of the […]
A reporter-turned-attorney is the newest member of Washington’s citizen panel that enforces state campaign finance laws.
This article is developing and will be updated. Early tallies from Tuesday’s statewide primary election showed overwhelming support for a ballot measure that will restrict the amount of money that political candidates can accept from groups and individuals. With 242 of 403 precincts reporting by 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Ballot Measure 1 had the support […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Millions more dollars have poured into an already historically expensive GOP primary race for Oklahoma governor leading up to an Aug. 25 runoff. Campaign finance reports filed Monday with the state Ethics Commission — the first reports since the June 16 primary election — show Attorney General Gentner Drummond raised $2.47 million […]
A reporter-turned-attorney is the newest member of Washington’s citizen panel that enforces state campaign finance laws. Lisa Kremer, who works with Vandeberg Johnson Gandara PS in Tacoma, was appointed to the state Public Disclosure Commission on Aug. 7 by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson. Her first meeting will be on Aug. 27. Kremer will be completing […]
Roughly $75 million in large-dollar donations poured into Missouri politics this year. That’s a lot of cash for an election year with no governor or U.S. Senate race. Where did all that money go? More than $42 million flowed to committees fighting over constitutional amendments, referendums and other ballot measures. Amendments 4 and 5, the […]
With less than three months until the November election, Republican candidates are outraising Democrats in most of Georgia’s statewide races, according to the latest round of campaign filings. However, the most recent data comes with a silver lining for Democrats. Candidates outraised Republicans in three statewide races: attorney general, secretary of state and one of […]
Voters will decide whether to upend campaign finance in Michigan when they head to the polls in November as outrage over money in politics intensifies pressure for reform. The ballot proposal is one of the most significant efforts to curb outside spending in state politics after a years-long stalemate in Lansing. If it passes, some […]
An attorney defending the Alaska Division of Elections against a lawsuit argued in state court Friday that candidates for state office are not obliged to disclose their finances when they file for office. If that argument is upheld in court, it would upend existing practices and could end voters’ ability to examine political candidates’ personal […]
Vanessa Lopez knew the odds were stacked against her. A first-time candidate going up against a three-term incumbent, Lopez realized she needed outside help to succeed in her Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Meghan Kallman for the District 15 seat representing Pawtucket and Providence. “I have no one in my corner, so I was like, […]
