Tuesday, November 6, 2012

In U.S., Corporate Cash Pouring into State Campaigns

Click here to access article by Adrianne Appel from Inter Press Service
Local and state campaigns have become a moneyed battleground this year for corporations and special interest groups hoping to sway the results of elections for local and state offices on Nov. 6.

From California to Texas to Florida, global businesses as well as ideological organisations and extremely wealthy groups have helped channel more than 1.6 billion dollars through political action committees and non-profit groups and into local campaigns and issues this year....