U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo has paid a $3,200 fine to the Federal Election Commission for omitting $26,700 in political contributions from his finance reports last year, his campaign said Friday. Candidates are required to quickly disclose large donations — over $1,000 — they receive in the days before an election. Curbelo’s campaign failed to report 18 such […]
Data Delayed Is Democracy Denied – The New York Times
Billions of dollars are being spent in the run-up to this November’s midterm elections. The Supreme Court has struck down limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions, as well as overall caps on individual donations to candidates for federal office. More and more money is also being spent through ostensibly independent “super PACs” and […]
