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Wisconsin ethics panel calls for felony charges against Trump fundraising group

Commission says Save America Joint Fundraising Committee evaded campaign finance laws in effort to oust Trump foe

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2024

Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican counterparts for thirteenth consecutive month

As of Jan. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $352 million and spent $305 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

Ballotpedia · Feb 23, 2024

Congressman Fry Discusses Campaign Finance Concerns In Georgia

Explore the controversy surrounding a campaign donation, upcoming elections in South Carolina, and the dynamic political landscape.

Top News · Feb 23, 2024

Big money, big problems. Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 31, 2023

Texas Observer School Board Investigation Spurs Call for Reform

State Representative Erin Zwiener says Texas must improve campaign finance transparency and adopt contribution limits.

Texas Observer · Dec 7, 2023

George Santos Expelled from U.S. House of Representatives: What's Next for Him?

New York Representative George Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives, after a House Ethics Committee found he violated campaign finance laws

Latin Times · Dec 1, 2023

Ballotpedia publishes report on Washington State Supreme Court candidate campaign finance and court case outcomes from 2013 through 2022

Today Ballotpedia released a groundbreaking report on the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision making and candidate campaign contributions.

Ballotpedia · Nov 28, 2023

Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican party committees in October

As of Oct. 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a combined $255 million and spent $230 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

Ballotpedia · Nov 22, 2023

Ohio Issue 1 is the most expensive abortion-related ballot measure election post-Dobbs

The campaigns supporting and opposing Ohio Issue 1, an amendment that would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, received a combined $71.60 million in contributions, as of the most recent campaign finance reports on Oct. 26.

Ballotpedia · Oct 31, 2023

Beshear’s campaign outspends Cameron’s 4-1 ahead of the Nov. 7 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Two weeks before the Nov. 7 Kentucky gubernatorial election, incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) campaign had raised nearly three times and spent more than four times the amount Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) had since the May 16 primaries, according to the most recent campaign finance reports filed on Oct.…

Ballotpedia · Oct 30, 2023