April 8, 2016 -Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio burned through that much cash before joining the heap of failed 2016 presidential candidates, an astounding figure even in the big-money era. But more important, the Floridians pushed new boundaries of campaign finance, setting examples likely to be copied by other […]
New Report says Florida’s Campaign Finance System can be described as “Porous” – Florida Politics
By Mitch Perry A new report on Florida’s campaign finance laws says they seem to be designed to encourage money to flow into the more secretive and less transparent parts of the system. “Florida’s political parties were exempted from the increased frequency of reporting requirements included in the 2013 campaign finance reform law so the unlimited […]
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 […]
