How can we find out who is bankrolling the politicians and organizations standing in the way of a full and fair vote count?
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Business group opposing public campaign finance, Unshackle Upstate, is a big political spender
The New York anti-tax group Unshackle Upstate has made fighting the public financing of elections a major priority. Late last year the group published an opposition white paper timed to coincide with the release of preliminary findings of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption (which advocated for public campaign financing), and during …
Chicago 2016 Committee Gave More to Obama than Goldman Sachs
At around noon Eastern time the International Olympic Committee is set to vote on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The final candidates are Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. The White House originally stated that President Obama would not attend the Copenhagen vote to lobby for Chicago’s bid, due to pressing …