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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Feds urged to crack down on donations to bond measures

September 21, 2012, 12:05 AM
Critics of political donations to school bond campaigns from companies that profit from the bonds are urging federal regulators to take bolder steps against what they call a “pay to play” practice. The California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors, as well as some... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

School bond measures receive donations from contractors

June 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
As voters around the state decide on more than two dozen local school bond measures tomorrow, the campaigns promoting many of them are funded largely by businesses that stand to benefit financially. On local ballots from San Diego to Sonoma County, 28 school bond measures would ... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Critics struggle to end 'pay to play' in school bonds

May 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
Critics of the practice in which financial firms help pass school bonds that they profit from are continuing to push for reforms, but so far have faced resistance and failure. In California, underwriting companies hired by school districts to sell bonds often make campaign contributions to... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

With campaign donations, bond underwriters also secure contracts

May 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Leading financial firms over the past five years have donated $1.8 million to successful school bond measures in California. In almost every instance, school district officials hired those same underwriters to sell the bonds for a profit. + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

FPPC says bond campaigns can't use taxpayer money

April 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
The Fair Political Practices Commission last week denied a petition filed by a coalition of local government groups challenging the commission's authority to prohibit them from using tax money to persuade voters to support local bond measures. Photo by David Siqueira The LA Times... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Waging political campaigns on the taxpayer dime

April 7, 2010, 12:06 AM
As we wrote yesterday, on Thursday the Fair Political Practices Commission will address petitions from several local government groups, which are arguing that commissioners did not have the authority to pass two 2008 regulations that keep them from spending tax money on political campaigns for bond... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Should local governments use tax money for bond campaigns?

April 5, 2010, 2:25 PM
A coalition of cities, counties and school boards will challenge the authority of the California Fair Political Practices Commission to keep them from spending tax money on political campaigns for bond issues this week, setting the stage for a showdown that could culminate in a lawsuit. ... + read more
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