LG, AG candidates getting more money from outside VA than from within

By   /  May 2, 2013  /  campaign fundraising, Featured, News, State Government, Virginia  /  No Comments

ANEESH CHOPRA: One of two Democratic hopefuls for lieutenant governor, Aneesh Chopra has raised more money from outside the commonwealth than inside.

Two candidates for executive offices in Virginia are raking in more campaign money from donors outside the commonwealth than from within.

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Contract corruption: Turnpike case puts spotlight on vendor integrity

By   /  April 11, 2013  /  Accountability, campaign fundraising, Ethics, News, Pennsylvania, State Government  /  No Comments

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By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Free travel, sports tickets and thousands of dollars campaign contributions helped secure multi-million dollar state contracts for vendors named in the case against former Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials.
And while two former vendors will be standing trial alongside former turnpike employees and an elected official, the pay-to-play scandal has [...]

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Corrected: PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections

By   /  January 23, 2013  /  Accountability, campaign fundraising, Elections, Ethics, Issues, Media, News, Pennsylvania, Power Abuse, State Elections, State Government, State Politics  /  No Comments

SUPREME COURT: Jane Orie Melvin, upper right, is facing trial on seven charges stemming from her 2009 election.

HARRISBURG – As one state Supreme Court justice prepares to face a jury on corruption charges, lawmakers are looking for a way to end judicial elections.

Legislators want to scrap Pennsylvania’s practice of electing judges to the state’s highest courts because they say the system opens the door to corruption and conflicts of interest stemming from the millions of dollars in campaign contributions for those elections.

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Lawmaker wants to make sure Pennsylvania lottery isn’t sullied by filthy, filthy money

By   /  January 18, 2013  /  campaign fundraising, Featured, News, Pennsylvania, State Government  /  1 Comment

WINNING THE LOTTERY: Camelot Global Services is poised to take over management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, following a procurement process that started in the spring of 2012 and saw two other bidders drop out.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is poised to land a new Pennsylvania Lottery partner in Camelot Global Services, and one state lawmaker wants to make sure that the state’s gambling concession isn’t sullied by the stink of money.

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Outside campaign donor groups targeted by reformers in Illinois

By   /  January 17, 2013  /  2012 General Election, campaign fundraising, Featured, Illinois, Illinois Watchdog  /  No Comments

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By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog
CHICAGO – Illinois cannot stop outside political spending, but reformers in the state are hoping they can at least force some honesty in time for the next election.
Illinois’ Campaign Finance Reform Task Force heard from an alphabet soup of reform groups Thursday as the state prepares a between-election report on [...]

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