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Four big companies pour money into Washington's elections

SEATTLE — While Washingtonians have been casting ballots and making their voices heard in Tuesday's midterm elections, some of Washington's top corporations have put their money where their interests lie.

Tribune News Service

Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors

WASHINGTON — After suspending donations to Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election, a collection of PACs, including those of Amazon and Caterpillar, restarted contributions ahead of midterm elections in which the GOP is favored to win House control.

Tribune News Service

Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors - Roll Call

Nearly 20 corporate and trade PACs restarted donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the presidential election since September.

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Avalanche of mail hitting Illinois voters, but funding behind partisan ‘newspapers’ not disclosed

The publishers of controversial newspapers with heavy political messaging targeting Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker are able to avoid disclosure requirements covering campaign committees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Zeldin campaign under scrutiny over potential unlawful coordination with super PACS

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats are taking aim at Lee Zeldin following reports that election officials are probing whether the Republican’s gubernatorial campaign unlawfully coordinated with conservative super PACs.

Tribune News Service

Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader

WASHINGTON — The three Republicans vying for their party’s top spot on the House Ways and Means panel in the next Congress have raised nearly $4.1 million combined this cycle from K Street lobbyists and their companies’ affiliated PACs, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

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Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader - Roll Call

Three Republicans seeking the party's top Ways and Means Committee spot next year raised $4.1 million from lobbyists and their firms' PACs.

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What role do political action committees have in elections?

Spending by political action committees increased more than eight-fold from 2008 to 2020.

USAFacts

AIPAC funnels GOP money into Dem races

Despite claiming bipartisan interest, the United Democracy Project hasn't spent money on a single Republican race

Salon

Cabinet approves digitisation of 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies

Computerisation will bring transparency and link all credit societies to a common accounting system

The Hindu

Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races - Roll Call

Super PACs connected to the crypto industry are flexing their muscles in this year's primary campaigns as lawmakers consider regulations.

Roll Call

Ethical questions cloud Zinke’s ‘SEAL PAC’

WASHINGTON In a TV ad released in January, a half-dozen black-and-white photos appear one after another, showing U.S. military personnel in uniform, hard at work defending America. They are old photos of servicemembers who have since become politicians.

Tribune News Service

Ethical questions cloud Zinke's SEAL PAC - Roll Call

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's PAC says it supports conservative veterans but doesn't always follow through.

Roll Call

Primaries show divisions are not only between the parties, but within them

Results were mixed on the influence of big endorsements and super PACs in races in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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Member vs. member House races top $6.5 million in first quarter - Roll Call

New fundraising reports offer a glimpse of how the fight is going for members facing each other in primaries this year.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 or older beginning in July 2023. If voters approve the amendment, Maryland would join 18 states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

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The margin of victory in districts with retiring incumbents

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The Hindu

Govt. proposes hike in honorarium of PACS chairpersons

Recommendations of a committee formed to review HR policies of PACS

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