The proposal would stop corporations from donating to candidate campaigns or leadership PACs.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Legislation that would silence foreign companies in Maine ballot campaigns gets first look
Three bills before the Maine Legislature would prevent companies like Hydro-Quebec from spending money to influence statewide ballot questions, including one in November on a controversial power line.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.S. campaign finances rocked as major firms halt political contributions after Capitol riot
Last week’s violence appears to have companies scrambling to figure out how to react, as they increasingly realize that this is not an ordinary political dispute and the option of sitting on the sidelines grows increasingly unsatisfying.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Gideon should donate her campaign cash
The $14.5 million war chest the former candidate is sitting on could help a lot of struggling Maine people.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Action needed to curb political spending
The only way to reverse the damage caused by the Supreme Court is to amend the Constitution.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: 2020 shows damage done by too much money in politics
The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Ethics commission to review records of Maine legislative ‘leadership PACs’
While commissioners stress that the reviews will be conducted ‘without any suggestion of impropriety,’ findings of problems could lead to proposals for regular audits of the political action committees.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Out-of-control money in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The state is no better informed after $200 million in campaign spending, but we may be more divided than ever.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Politics
Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.