Texas money is key to GOP success in November

As groups working to elect Mitt Romney president look to spend up to $1 billion More… in the months leading up to November, money in politics is poised to be one of the most prominent media narratives of the 2012 campaign.
Much of that money is coming from Texas, home to

Is NOM acting right?

NOM docs show ties to anti-gay-marriage PAC

Recently unsealed court records and internal documents More… from the National Organization for Marriage illustrate the close ties between NOM and a committee formed in 2009 to repeal same-sex marriage in Maine.

Ethics Committee extends Vern Buchanan investigation

The U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Ethics has decided to extend its investigation into Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. According to a statement released today, the matter was transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on February 9, 2012.
The statement, in full, from the Committee on

Republican candidates raise thousands in campaign cash in race to replace Ron Paul

As Rep. Ron Paul continues in the race for the Republican nomination for president, another race is taking place to determine who will be the Republican nominee to replace Paul in the Fourteenth Congressional District in Texas. A dozen candidates have filed for the Republican primary, but so far four More…

Minn. board opens investigation into marriage amendment supporters

The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board announced last week that it was launching an investigation into the campaign finance reporting of Minnesota for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council. The two groups are working to pass a constitutional amendment in that state that would ban same-sex marriage. More…

Millions in campaign cash being raised for Republican primary fights in Texas

As political campaigns in Texas shift into high gear after a court ruling finally set the date of the Texas primaries More…, candidates will continue to raise millions of dollars in campaign cash to add to the millions that have already been raised. However, much of the campaign cash is

Complaint alleges Minn. marriage amendment backers broke the law

A government watchdog group filed complaints on Wednesday with Minnesota’s campaign finance board alleging that two groups, the Minnesota Family Council and Minnesota for Marriage, violated the state’s campaign finance laws when they submitted reports to the state last month. Common Cause Minnesota said the groups “broke campaign laws” when More…