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Tag: campaign finance
A Return of Pay-to-Play?
Has Reyes already forgotten the follies of his predecessors?
One would think that with the trial of John Swallow having concluded so recently, his errors would…
T’ville mayor’s campaign finance veto stands
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
The Taylorsville City Council failed Wednesday night to muster the two-thirds vote to override Mayor Larry Johnson’s veto of a proposed tightening of campaign…
ABU Files FEC Complaint That Helps Launch Federal Lawsuit
Salt Lake City— The FEC decided to file suit against Jeremy Johnson for illegal campaign donations after ABU filed a complaint with the FEC in June 2014 over straw…
Most Utah legislators being sold to highest bidder
Last week the Salt Lake Tribune reported on campaign contributions. According to their research, 7% of all legislative campaign contributions come from average citizens, just your everyday constituent…
Martindale: System that created Shurtleff and Swallow still here
It’s an important question: Are Shurtleff and Swallow bad apples in an otherwise fair electoral system? Or does the system itself need reform?
In a weekend op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune,…
Shurtleff and Swallow show the system needs reform
Utah had a first last week when not one but two former Attorneys General were arrested and charged with a dozen crimes each.
Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow have been…
Complaint filed with FEC over Lee campaign donations
Wide-reaching FEC Complaint names Lee, Swallow, Johnson, McMillan, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Jane & John Doe
Salt Lake City–Good government group Alliance for a Better UTAH recently filed a complaint…
Campaign finance changes distort democratic processes
The Better UTAH Beat airs Tuesday afternoons on KVNU’s For the People. Podcasts of previous episodes are available here. —– Unless you’ve been living off the grid, you probably heard…
Follow the PAC Money: Hatch & Lee
Political Action Committees, or PACs, can have a significant influence on the outcome of an election. In this regular blog series, I look at local PACs–where they get…