Posts Tagged by Campaign finance

Most shocking news of the campaign so far

I just saw a tweet from Kevin Acklin that I found so hard to believe that I immediately went to the Post-Gazette to verify.  It’s not about corruption in the mayor’s office.*

The UPMC Minute Lady & Baseball Tickets

And its no surprise that PA still needs some major ethics reform.  Yesterday’s Post-Gazette had a story about a Pittsburgh based lobbyist, Leslie Merrill McCombs,  being fined by the State Ethics Commission for lobbying Ed Rendell for Lionsgate Films.  (Film rep fined over lobbying of Rendell, Post-Gazette 9/9/09).  That name sounded familiar – McCombs is…

Who is giving $ to Jason Altmire When the Vote is Near?

Image via Wikipedia check out this report from Maplight.org Money Received Near Votes Interest groups supporting or opposing a bill gave these contributions to Jason Altmire within 3 days of his vote on that bill: Table lists the last vote on each bill in this legislator’s chamber, excluding motions to reconsider. Contributions Contributor Interest Group…

Press Release from Harris Campaign – Harris Mayoral Campaign Raises over $105,000

This just in from the Harris Campaign… Harris Mayoral Campaign Raises over $105,000 - Says fundraising total shows vast support for campaign Mayoral candidate Franco “Dok” Harris today announced that he has raised over $105,000 from over 200 individuals to date. Harris is the only candidate who is employing campaign contribution limits, which are modeled after…

Bill Peduto’s Reform Package & New Poll

In an email today and on his blog at BillPeduto.com – City Councilman Bill Peduto is encouraging Pittsburghers to call/email their city council members to support his reform package.  This package will end “pay-to-play” politics in our city through several different reforms to our current system.  If passed on Wednesday, this package will: Cap contributions…

Patrick Dowd’s Reform Agenda

Here is the press release that was sent out from the Dowd Campaign today. Dowd Slams Ravenstahl’s Half-hearted Campaign Finance Legislation:  ‘Luke’s Half a Million Dollar Veto Says it All; Outlines reform agenda. March 25, 2009 – In response to yesterday’s post agenda on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl‘s campaign finance bill, Democratic Mayoral candidate Patrick Dowd called the Ravenstahl bill “a…