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Lobbying expense report obscures more than it reveals
Lobbyist spending reports from this year’s legislative session have been unveiled by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (CFPD). But a word of caution is warranted in assessing the numbers: They don’t include lobbyists’ salaries.
State GOP financial report finds no illegal activity
A financial report released by the Republican Party of Minnesota on Monday found that there was no theft or illegal activity by former party officers but did point to a pattern of fiscal mismanagement that has left the party about $2 million in debt.
Common Cause: same-sex marriage foes broke state law
The complaint against Minnesota for Marriage says that group did not disclose the name of donors who contributed more than $100 to its efforts.
Legislative caucuses: They’re in the money
The four partisan caucuses that make up the Minnesota Legislature raised millions of dollars for their campaigns in 2011.
CFPD opinion: Limited disclosure for ballot initiative donors
In a meeting on Thursday the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (CFPD) continued to refashion its advisory opinions concerning the fundraising and campaigning practices of ballot campaigns that will try to influence the outcome of next year’s ballot initiative concerning gay marriage.
Anti-gay marriage group balks at proposed disclosure guidelines
Not only calling the disclosure guideline unnecessary and unfair, the group's chairman also questioned whether it is a change the Campaign Finance Board has the authority to make.
Marriage amendment brings campaign disclosure battle to Minnesota
The news that state campaign finance officials had released a long-awaited statement on donor disclosure rules barely made a ripple in the political news cycle, but the opinion figures to make Minnesota a critical battleground in the national, post-Citizens United legal war over transparency, privacy and campaign money.
The Paper Trail: Campaign finance panel guidance on ballot initiative contributions
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has released a much anticipated set of rules that tells ballot initiative campaigns if they need to disclose the original sources of their financial donors.
GOP’s Sutton: ‘We learned a very hard lesson’
The Minnesota GOP has agreed to pay a $170,000 civil fine for failing to report nearly $1 million in debt from the 2006 election cycle. Party officials say they have taken steps to improve reporting.
Dayton raises $80,000 in the first half of 2011
Gov. Mark Dayton has delivered on a campaign promise to voluntarily report his campaign finance activities during non-election years. His campaign had $54,500 in the bank as of July 1.
Gay marriage combatants await CFPD decision
As organizers start to contemplate the fundraising push for next year’s gay marriage constitutional amendment proposal, insiders will be tuned in on Thursday to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure (CFPD) Board’s meeting as the board weighs a potentially critical rules clarification on political contributions to ballot questions.
Campaign Finance Board to meet on recount fundraising
The main question is whether a political committee or association that has a political fund can donate money to candidate's recount fund.
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