Mar 12 2009
FEC: PACs Without a Union or Business Sponsor On the Rise
Even as consumers try to save their cash, more fundraising committees have popped up across the country to collect money for political activities. According to a report from the Federal Election Commission this week, the number of federally registered political action committees has increased 9 percent since the start of last year (from 4,234 to [...]
Jan 1 2009
Government aid could save U.S. newspapers, spark debate
Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty. But others think he and his colleagues are setting a worrisome precedent for government involvement in the U.S. press.
Nicastro represents Connecticut’s 79th assembly district, which includes Bristol, a city of about 61,000 people outside Hartford, the state capital. Its paper, The Bristol Press, [...]