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Updated Wednesday, Sept. 1, 11:08 a.m.
Campaign finance news
Republicans Eye McCain’s Millions in Excess ’08 Funds
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Gulf Coast Coalition Tries to Woo Business to Region
Gloria Story Dittus can’t seem to get away from the Gulf Coast. Five years ago, she spearheaded a number of benefits for the region, which was reeling at the time from Hurricane Katrina. Full story
Dueling Pharmacy Groups Launch Fresh Attacks at Each Other
The lobby group for pharmacy benefit managers is accusing community drug stores of using a double standard for attacking them while at the same time objecting to federal plans to collect drug-price data for Medicaid. Full story
Dodd, Capps Receive Nod From Health Care Group
The American Public Health Association selected retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep.
Dueling Pharmacy Groups Launch Fresh Attacks at Each Other
The lobby group for pharmacy benefit managers is accusing community drug stores of using a double standard for attacking them while at the same time objecting to federal plans to collect drug-price data for Medicaid. Full story
FEC Rewrites Rules Years After Court Loss
With less than two and a half months until Election Day, the Federal Election Commission rewrote the regulatory language on how outside groups can spend money on election advertisements, voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote activity.
The long-anticipated changes of the rules came in response to a decision by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Shays v. FEC more than two years ago. The new regulations approved Thursday created a new standard for determining when communications are coordinated.
This new definition – which would fall under the soft money ban – would only apply to entities that make in-kind contributions or provide services to a federal candidate during the four months before an election.
The commission also unanimously agreed to new rules to change the definition of “federal election activity” to include voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts. These changes put these activities under funding restrictions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act if they are conducted “120 days before the date a regularly scheduled Federal election is held.”
FEC Approves Early Recount Spending
Congressional candidates can start spending funds to prepare for any potential recounts well before the polls open.
The Federal Election Commission unanimously agreed in a 6-0 vote Thursday afternoon that campaigns are permitted to spend money for recount-related costs at any time before or after the elections. Full story
GOP Groups Outpace Democrats in Chase for Unregulated Money
For the first time in eight years, donors are pouring more unregulated money into GOP-affiliated groups known as 527s than their Democratic counterparts, according to the latest filings with the IRS.
As of the end of July, contributors have doled out $113.5 million to Republican 527 organizations so far during the 2010 election cycle — outpacing the $77.5 million given to similar Democratic groups. Full story
Obama: Democrats Can Win, Please Send Money
Making good on his pledge to do more to help House Democrats in their fall campaigns, President
Lobbying Coalition Calls for Congressional Hearing on Ethanol
A coalition of 39 food, power equipment, energy, recreational and environmental groups sent letters to Capitol Hill on Wednesday urging Congress to hold a hearing in September on the Environmental Protection Agency’s pending decision on ethanol blends in fuel. Full story
Big-Business Group Presses for Cuba Bill’s Passage
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday urged a House committee to approve legislation that would ease travel and trade restrictions with Cuba. Full story
Debt: One Campaign Issue Parties Are Very Familiar With
Even with the economy and ballooning national debt at the top of voters’ minds this fall, don’t be surprised when the Republican and Democratic campaign committees dig into the red to help pay for expensive television ads across the country. Full story
FEC May Allow Early Recount Spending
Congressional candidates might be able to get a jump-start any potential recounts well before the polls open.
The Federal Election Commission released a draft opinion Wednesday that would allow campaigns to spend money for recount-related costs at any time before or after the elections.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee requested the FEC’s opinion to find out if it could use recount funds to retain attorneys, pay staff, do research and defray the costs of soliciting donations to the recount fund.
The opinion could be approved Thursday when the agency is slated to hold its regularly scheduled open meeting.
Federal candidate recount funds are treated differently under election laws than the money raised for primary and general contests. Because the money is not being used to affect votes, individuals, parties and political action committees may make another donation to such funds.
All such donations and spending has to be disclosed under campaign finance rules.
House GOP Candidates Lead With In-State Donors
Republican candidates for the House are doing better than Democrats at bringing in local dollars.
A CQ MoneyLine study of campaign finance reports so far during the 2010 election cycle finds that larger percentages of homestate contributions are going to Republican campaigns than to the Democrats running for those same House seats. Full story
Magliocchetti Pleads Not Guilty to Campaign Contribution Charges
Paul Magliocchetti, founder of the PMA Group lobbying firm, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he made hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of fraudulent campaign contributions to Members of Congress, the Associated Press reported. Full story
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