campaign finance

Galbraith Angers Vermont Senate Colleagues

Pat Bradley — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:15:00 +0000

The Vermont Senate has defeated an effort by Senator Peter Galbraith to amend a campaign finance bill.

Group of Vermont Senators Want Citizens United Reversed

Pat Bradley — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:18:47 +0000

A group of Vermont lawmakers is calling for a national constitutional convention to reverse the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on campaign money.

NYS Senator Sponsors Bill For Ethics Package

Allison Dunne — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:42:00 +0000

A New York State Senator from the Hudson Valley says a legislative ethics package unveiled this week by the Senate Democratic Conference includes one of his bills.

Democratic Senator Terry Gipson says the ethics package is designed to reform state government and combat ongoing corruption issues.

He says current laws regulating usage of campaign funds are lax, with little oversight.

The Senate Democratic Conference also announced support for the principles of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Public Trust Act, intended to crack down on political corruption.

Campaign Finance Bill Debated in Vermont Senate Committee

Pat Bradley — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:30:00 +0000

A Vermont Senate Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on a bill to tighten the state’s campaign finance laws.

Mass. Gov. Patrick Defends Lt. Gov. Murray

Lucas Willard — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:00:00 +0000

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says he does not believe an investigation into possible campaign finance violations was what prompted Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to skip the 2014 governor's race.

Patrick told reporters on Friday that Murray has answered "a lot of pointed questions" about the case and that he has full trust in the lieutenant governor.

Connecticut man pleads guilty in Donovan case

Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:46:43 +0000

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Middlebury man who owned two roll-your-own tobacco shops in Waterbury has pleaded guilty for his role in an alleged campaign financing plot surrounding former House Speaker Chris Donovan's one-time congressional campaign.

Forty-year-old Paul Rogers pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of devising a scheme to bribe a public official, one count of conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Election Commission and impeding the agency's enforcement of federal campaign finance laws.

Court won't hear campaign finance arguments

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:07:27 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group that wanted to be exempted from campaign finance disclosure regulations.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from The Real Truth About Abortion, Inc., which was formerly called The Real Truth About Obama, Inc. The group wanted to stop the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department from enforcing fundraising and advertising regulations against it.

Cuomo Discusses Campaign Finance, the Senate, Fracking, with Public Radio

Karen DeWitt — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:13:19 +0000

Governor Cuomo says he will soon introduce legislation to regulate electioneering activities by some not for profits that have become increasingly influential players in funding political campaigns.

Cuomo says as part of campaign finance reform bill that he intends to introduce soon he’ll require that the not for profits, known to critics as “dark money groups” , disclose campaign contributions to politicians.

Vermont Campaign Finance Reports Filed

Pat Bradley — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:20:00 +0000

Thursday was the deadline for candidates to file their post-election campaign finance reports with the Vermont Secretary of State's office. They indicate that incumbents spent far less than challengers and that Political Action Committees were not very successful in getting their candidates elected in the state.

Vermont Governor Spends $320k to Win Re-election

Pat Bradley — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:30:00 +0000

New campaign finance reports show that Vermont Republican gubernatorial challenger Randy Brock spent more than $806,000 in his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin.

In campaign finance reports filed Thursday, Brock said he spent $806,647, which included a $300,000 loan he made to his campaign.

Shumlin's finance report says he spent $320,761 and he still has $932,975 on hand.

Thursday was a deadline for candidates to file their post-election campaign finance reports with the Secretary of State's office.