Political Advertising
Fundraising in federal races near $2 billion in 2011
Presidential and congressional candidates plus the political forces behind them raised nearly $1.9 billion last year, according to a report released today by the Federal Election Commission.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
FCC wants TV stations to post political ad info online
The three-member Federal Communication Commission acted today to make it easier to find out how much candidates are spending on television ads in the biggest media markets, including Seattle.
Date: 04/27/2012 | The Petri Dish
Public broadcasters may carry political ads, appeals court rules
Public radio and television stations may no longer be a safe haven from political advertising.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Nation & World
AFL-CIO Super PAC to focus on voter turnout
WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO's new "super" political action committee won't spend much on television ads, but will focus instead on mobilizing thousands of union and nonunion voters, officials at the labor federation said Thursday.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Business
Groups backing Ron Paul blur line between his campaign, issue advocacy groups
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The passionate support of an eclectic group of libertarians and young people has Ron Paul in contention to win the Iowa caucus. So has the work of two well-funded nonprofits that for the past three years have kept his aides employed, his volunteers organized and his ideas...
Date: 12/25/2011 | Nation & World
Settlement with state orders Moxie Media to pay $290,000 for campaign violations
OLYMPIA — A Democratic political consultant was slapped with a huge penalty Friday for concealing the source of money behind mailers and phone calls attacking former Democratic state Sen. Jean Berkey in the final days of the August 2010 primary.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Meet the biggest donors in county election campaigns
More than $1 million went toward bankrolling the dozen biggest political contests in Snohomish County this election season.Where did the money come from?
Date: 11/20/2011 | Need to Know
Firefighters help with campaign cleanup
Soon enough, we might be rid of all those unsightly campaign signs.Their bold, all-caps promises seem less patriotic in the post-election morning light.If you live in Everett, your local firefighters might help out.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Sirens
Race between Reardon, Hope has been a money magnet
Though votes won't be counted until tonight, there's already a clear winner in the Snohomish County executive's race.It's the people who make a living from television ads, mailers and consulting services.
Date: 11/08/2011 | Local News
Virginia GOP draws outrage, Secret Service attention over graphic of zombie Obama shot in head
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Halloween-themed graphic featuring a zombie President Barack Obama with a bullet hole in his forehead provoked widespread outrage and the attention of the Secret Service on Monday after a local Republican committee in Virginia used it to scare up interest in Halloween parade...
Date: 11/01/2011 | Nation & World
Lynnwood mayor campaigns against plan to cut his job
LYNNWOOD -- Mayor Don Gough appealed to voters this week to reject Proposition 1, ending months of public silence on the ballot measure which would strip him of his mayoral powers.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Local News
Long ties to billionaire Koch brothers key to Cain's campaign
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who...
Date: 10/16/2011 | Nation & World
Hard-hit Obama donors still opening wallets
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has shored up support from mid-level donors in some of the most economically distraught areas of the country, even as his Republican challengers have made jobs a central issue heading into next year's election.
Date: 10/16/2011 | Nation & World
I-1183 the second attempt to shift liquor sales to Costco, other private retailers
OLYMPIA -- Is this the year the state gets out the liquor sales business for good?Costco is investing millions of dollars to hasten the government's exit while a phalanx of beer, wine and liquor distributors is spending nearly as much to keep it in.
Date: 10/16/2011 | Local News
Democrats and Republicans, stop the sniping and get to work
I was so ticked off with the election campaigns in 2010 that I conducted a little experiment.I decided I wouldn't vote for candidates who didn't offer much of a plan and spent the majority of their money on materials and television ads that trashed their opponents.
Date: 09/12/2011 | Business
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