When Gov. Rick Scott spoke Tuesday morning to the Florida Insurance Council [FIC] at the Governor’s Club, it was not on his public schedule. Scott’s office said it was a “political” event and his office had nothing to do with the speech. They directed all questions to Let’s Get to Work, a political committee that […]
Watchdogs want data on campaign spending – Tampa Bay Online
In campaign finance, what goes in must come out. Contributions and who gives them get all the scrutiny but less attention is paid to expenditures: What the campaigns do with all the money they take in. In Florida, candidates and committees are required to list only the most basic information about their expenses despite the […]
Little Sunlight as Obama Raises Super Pac Dollars – Associated Press
For years President Barack Obama railed against the surge of unlimited spending flowing into American political campaigns, arguing that average voters were being shut out of a secretive system that lets special interests bankroll elections. Now as Obama enthusiastically raises money for Democratic super PACs, he’s embracing some of the same secretive elements of that […]
