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Super PAC leader undeterred by criminal conviction
A criminal record isn’t keeping one young moderate from operating new a super PAC.Jonathan Fauber, a 22-year-old Mechanicsburg, Pa. native, recently filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission...
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Charitable 'matches' used to entice PAC giving
Federal law prohibits companies from donating directly to political candidates, which is why individual employees must voluntarily fund corporate-sponsored political action committees — and their...
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Bob Casey bucks fundraising trend with beer bash
Politicians are practically Precambrian if they're not wooing potential donors with whiz-bang fundraising experiences, which these days might involve ski trips, skeet shoots, Star Wars send-ups or...
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State legislators' ties to nonprofit groups prove fertile ground for corruption
When investigators examined the operations of a sprawling New York social service organization, what they uncovered was deeply troubling. Board members of the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council...
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Elizabeth Warren, nonprofit seek green together
During Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s race last year against incumbent GOP Sen. Scott Brown, the League of Conservation Voters spent more than $1 million on “independent expenditures” that either advocated...
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D.C.-based groups bombarded state high court races with ads
Sam Ervin IV must have been feeling pretty good about his chances of winning a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court last fall.He had name recognition — his grandfather was the legendary senator who...
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Security lapse provokes new criticism of huge role played by costly...
The Obama administration promised four years ago that it would significantly shrink the number of private contractors working for U.S. intelligence agencies. But a key member of Congress said this week...
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Groups seek Justice Department intervention in Dallas-area school discipline
Dallas-area students who are tardy or accused of unexcused absences are allegedly being handcuffed at school, forced into court and saddled with fines of up to $500 — in violation of their...
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Tornado shelter firm lobbies up for federal tax relief
In the wake of tornadoes ravaging Oklahoma, a storm shelter company is heading to Washington, D.C., in search of financial assistance — and has hired a prominent lobbyist to help.Del City, Okla.-based...
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Justice for sale in state supreme court elections?
Is justice for sale at the state level? That is a legitimate question in the many states that now elect their supreme court justices. (Only 12 states do not elect their justices.)A new study by The...
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Majority of Supreme Court members millionaires
At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer...
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Obama campaign fundraisers picked for plum ambassadorships
President Barack Obama’s new picks to represent American interests in Denmark, Germany and Spain are all major Democratic fundraisers.Rufus Gifford — who served as Obama’s 2012 campaign finance...
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ICIJ releases offshore leaks database revealing names behind secret...
When Bernard Madoff built his $65 billion house of cards; when food distributors passed off horsemeat as beef lasagna in Europe; and when Apple, Google and other American companies set up structures to...
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Soros charitable foundation sometimes leans right
George Soros may be one of the nation’s top liberal political benefactors, but his company’s charitable program encourages employees to donate to any cause they would like — even if it potentially...
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OPINION: an outbreak of bipartisanship
Folks, there is reason to be hopeful that our lawmakers can put aside their ideological differences every now and then and do what makes sense for constituents. In fact, last week some of the people we...
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New super PAC forms in contested Calif. district
A new super PAC called "Empower Central Valley" has registered with the Federal Election Commission, listing its address in California's 10th Congressional District, which is represented by sophomore...
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Clean Air case yields rare criminal convictions in New York
In a rare criminal prosecution under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Department of Justice scored a double victory this year, winning convictions against a western New York coke manufacturing plant and its...
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Benefit payment change hurts poor
A government initiative aimed at saving money by eliminating paper checks is hurting some recipients of federal benefits while earning the bank that operates the program millions in fees charged to...
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Governments agree to share tax records
Leaders of the G8 major economies have agreed new measures to tackle the lack of transparency associated with offshore tax havens.They include sharing access to information on their residents’ tax...
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Spurs owner brings the heat in political money game
On the court, the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat are both powerhouses hungry for a National Basketball Association championship.But in the political arena, it's a blowout in favor of the Spurs.Ahead...
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