American Express says that they’ll start disclosing information on their donations to 501(c) groups (trade associations, political 501(c)4s and so on) that engage in political activity, provided that the groups disclose this info to Amex:
Beginning for payments made in calendar 2008, American Express will request information regarding political contributions from trade associations, entities organized […]
Entries from April 2008
More tidbits from trainings
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Ad Hoc · Campaign Finance · General Real Time · Research
Tidbits from trainings
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of traveling, training reporters on using some of the campaign finance resources that Sunlight supports, and doing a lot of research in the process. I’ve come across some interesting stuff along the way, including this General Dynamics statement on their political contributions:
General Dynamics participates in the U.S. political process […]
Tags: Ad Hoc · Campaign Finance · Contracting · General Real Time
Contract but no Contacts: McCain Campaign Official’s Firm Collects Millions from Saudis but no Meetings with Members of Congress
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In the five years prior to joining Arizona Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign, Thomas Loeffler’s lobbying firm contacted U.S. government officials, including members of Congress, staff and executive branch officials, an average of 58 times during every six month reporting period on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia. In the year that Loeffler has […]
Tags: FARA · General Real Time · Lobbying
