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Days before Democratic primary voters will nominate a candidate to appear on the November ballot for Doña Ana County district attorney, challenger James Dickens is accusing incumbent Mark D’Antonio of accepting an illegal loan to help fund his campaign. Continue Reading
There’s lots of disagreement among legislative candidates about whether New Mexico should preserve its so-called “citizen legislature” or join every other state in paying lawmakers a salary. Continue Reading
Here’s what the three Democrats who want to replace Jeff Steinborn in the N.M. House of Representatives say about paying lawmakers and other ideas for reforming the Legislature. Continue Reading
Private investor Steven Mnuchin also contributed to Obama, Kerry and Gore. Continue Reading
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his super PAC allies spent more than $10 per vote on advertising ahead of Indiana’s primary Tuesday. Continue Reading
About 60,000 TV ads — roughly one-fifth of all ads aired in the Republican presidential primary — have been critical of Donald Trump in some fashion. Continue Reading
Big money, and plenty of oddities, mark the latest round of campaign disclosures. Continue Reading
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders faltered in New York despite outspending front-runner Hillary Clinton on the television and radio airwaves. Continue Reading
Many former staffers at the Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington say Hillary Clinton ally David Brock has “defanged” the “prominent, nonpartisan watchdog group that helped lay groundwork for what’s become the Clinton email server scandal,” The Center for Public Integrity reported. Continue Reading
So who is Great America PAC? The Federal Election Commission says it’s a hybrid super PAC. But didn’t Trump say he was opposed to super PACs? Continue Reading
The Democratic presidential front-runner stands poised to bludgeon her general election opponent with Republicans’ favorite political superweapon: the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which earlier this decade launched a new era of unbridled fundraising. Continue Reading
Clinton beats all of the Republicans, plus Bernie Sanders, in getting the defense industry’s financial help for her presidential campaign. Continue Reading
Even if Donald Trump is correct in his unproven charge that a super PAC obtained a racy photo of Melania Trump from the Ted Cruz campaign, it’s doubtful the FEC would do anything about it. Continue Reading
The 10 companies that benefit most from state subsidies in New Mexico have not been major contributors to state candidates and party committees. Continue Reading
Reforming the United States’ system for financing elections requires more than presidential action. Continue Reading