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Houston super PAC aims to defeat Texas congressmen

By Admin / April 10, 2012 / Elections, News, Politics & Elections / No Comments

Campaign for Primary Accountability, a Houston political action committee spending big money to defeat incumbent congressmen from both parties, has fixed on four of the most entrenched from Texas, two Republicans and two Democrats.

Senate Judiciary Passes Supreme Court Public Financing Pilot Program

By westvirginia / March 9, 2010 / News / No Comments

A bill that would create a public campaign financing pilot program for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and was sent to the Senate floor.
House Bill 4130 creates a public campaign finance program for the 2012 election cycle which would be funded through attorney fees, special court fees and [...]

Politically Connected Bar Strikes Gold with Stimulus Package

By Bill McMorris / October 5, 2009 / Featured, News / No Comments

A New Mexico congressman’s favorite bar has received the tip of a lifetime: $480,000 in stimulus funds. Jim Scarantino, a government watchdog at the Rio Grande Foundation, explains:
(Albuquerque) – An Albuquerque bar favored by U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich and other Democrats has received $480,000 in federal stimulus money. O’Niell’s Irish Pub, located in the Nob [...]

Federal Election Commission Training in Kansas City Next Week

By Earl Glynn / July 28, 2009 / Federal Government, News, Open Records / No Comments

Ever have a question about federal political campaigns, or the Federal Election Commission?
Next week the Federal Election Commission is having training classes in Kansas City for anyone interested in learning more about federal campaign laws, federal PACs, or party committees.
See the FEC flyer for this Kansas City event along with information about how to contact the [...]