As far back as 1995, The Simpsons established that you don't win friends with salad. Even though you may not make any friends with salad, it still has a monetary value. This dichotomy can actually teach us something...more
For the past several months, those active in New Jersey politics have been following the trajectory of the so-called “Dark Money” bill (S1500). As previously discussed here and here, the bill went through several iterations...more
S1500, frequently labeled the “dark money” bill, passed yesterday in the New Jersey Senate by a vote of 31-0. The bill has yet to be considered by the New Jersey Assembly....more
New Jersey Senate Bill S1500 would, if passed and signed into law, represent the greatest change to New Jersey's campaign-finance law in many years. The proposed legislation unanimously passed the Senate Budget and...more
On August 3, 2018, Judge Beryl Howell, the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, issued a ruling invalidating long-standing Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations because the FEC had...more
In 2016, Missouri voters enshrined new campaign finance laws in the state constitution. The Missouri Ethics Commission issued several interpreting opinions and a federal court has enjoined parts of the law as...more
The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire has reported that in the first half of 2015, presidential Super PACs have raised a total of $211,457,755. This money is in addition to money raised directly by presidential candidate...more