Tag: Campaign finance

6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate America took a stand against...

Rocky path ahead as Chicago set to get elected school board

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CHICAGO — ILCHS801,802, ILSPR801 set for time release at 8a Saturday, July 3. ...

Charles Booker launches another Senate bid in Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker launched another campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, reprising his “hood to the holler” theme in hopes...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey raises $1.2 million for reelection

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection, her campaign announced Thursday. ...

Louisiana’s ex-Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris dies at 99

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NEW ORLEANS — Jimmy Fitzmorris, the affable two-time lieutenant governor who narrowly lost his long-sought-after bids for New Orleans mayor and Louisiana governor, has...

Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's political star was dimmed by allegations he sexually harassed women and misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in...

Trudeau: Canada is ashamed about schools for Indigenous kids

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TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday Canadians are “horrified and ashamed” by their government's longtime policy of forcing Indigenous children to attend...

Indicted Rochester mayor defeated in Democratic primary

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who ran for a third term while under indictment in a campaign finance case and under fire...

Prosecutor: Bank CEO sought ‘power’ with $16M Manafort loans

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NEW YORK — A Chicago bank owner traded $16 million in loans to ex-President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager in a bid for a prestigious...

France’s Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial

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PARIS — The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy concludes Tuesday in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine...