Transparency advocates say the group appears to be prepping a lawsuit challenging the state’s already weakened disclosure rules.
Pawlenty also picked up his first post-election job on the board of a Georgia-based company that cited his experience running Minnesota’s budget.
In Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, where at least four DFL candidates are vying to take on Rep. Chip Cravaack, Tarryl Clark gathered up $228,000, more than Cravaack.
Former state Sen. Tarryl Clark, who lost a bid for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s seat last election cycle, outraised all other 8th Congressional District candidates, including Rep. Chip Cravaack, last quarter.
The group doesn’t need to disclose any donors and can accept unlimited donations.
Protesters will meet for a general assembly at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Minnesota Power Plaza.
In what critics refer to as “influence-buying,” Comcast pumped millions of dollars into the political system at a time when the company was pushing its merger with NBC-Universal, which was eventually approved.
James Bopp has filed 21 of 31 lawsuits challenging disclosure limits in states, including in Minnesota.
The National Organization for Marriage, which is a part of Minnesota for Marriage, has opposed regulations of its campaign activity in almost every state it has operated in
The move of campaign staff to Bachmann’s congressional office gives credence to recent concerns that Bachmann’s campaign is running out of cash.
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