Investigations
Outside spending is out of control
Outside spending by non-disclosing groups has reached new heights in this election cycle—an unfortunate trend showing that federal agencies need to institute and enforce stricter controls.
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Investigations
President should act to curb political abuses by federal contractors
Noah Bookbinder published an editorial on The Hill's Congress Blog last week calling on President Obama to take executive action that curtails political abuses by federal contractors, such as General Dynamics.
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Single candidate (c)(4) fails at pretending it’s not just about ‘supporting Marco Rubio’
CREW filed a complaint last week with the IRS against a nonprofit that is a supposed "social welfare organization"—and therefore doesn't have to disclose its donors—but clearly exists almost entirely to support Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign.
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We’ve got some questions for Bill Schuette
A couple weeks ago, CREW filed a complaint against the Michigan Advocacy Trust, a secretive political organization that is spending millions of dollars on TV ads while refusing to disclose its donors—despite the fact that the law requires them to.
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Murray Energy fined for campaign violations but employees remain vulnerable to abuse
It's been three years since CREW filed several complaints with the FEC alleging that Murray Energy illegally coerced employees to contribute to the company's PAC and forced employees to attend a Republican presidential rally.
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Congressman fined for failing to disclose $50K; Why did no one notice?
Following an FEC complaint about inaccurate filing, freshman Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego settled with the organization for $2,000.