/news/tags/campaign-finance Campaign finance en-US Copyright Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:07:00 GMT /news/education/2021-10-28/many-of-ohios-local-school-board-candidates-are-getting-large-contributions But finding out where all of those campaign dollars come from isn't easy, especially when dark money is involved in some cases. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:07:00 GMT /news/education/2021-10-28/many-of-ohios-local-school-board-candidates-are-getting-large-contributions Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2019-09-30/campaign-finance-violations-may-go-unpunished-because-of-federal-elections-commission-vacancies The Federal Elections Commission has only three of its six seats filled, so with the 2020 presidential election ahead, it can’t go forward with full… Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:53:09 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-09-30/campaign-finance-violations-may-go-unpunished-because-of-federal-elections-commission-vacancies Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-05-08/ohio-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-challenge-supreme-court-decision-on-election-spending Two Democratic state lawmakers say there’s too much untraceable money in political campaigns, so they want Ohio to do more to fight a U.S. Supreme Court… Wed, 08 May 2019 04:22:11 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-05-08/ohio-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-challenge-supreme-court-decision-on-election-spending Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2018-10-26/fundraising-breaks-record-in-governors-race The totals are in on how much the candidates for governor and other statewide offices raised in the final reports before next month’s election. And as… Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:12:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-10-26/fundraising-breaks-record-in-governors-race Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2018-08-06/democrats-outraise-republicans-in-latest-state-race-filings The latest campaign fundraising numbers for statewide candidates in 2018 are in, and there is good news for both Republicans and Democrats.Campaign… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:23:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-08-06/democrats-outraise-republicans-in-latest-state-race-filings Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2018-04-26/candidates-for-governor-file-financial-fundraising-reports The Democratic and Republican candidates for governor have filed their final fundraising reports before the May primary. And Republican Mike DeWine is far… Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:36:09 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-04-26/candidates-for-governor-file-financial-fundraising-reports Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2017-08-01/questions-are-raised-about-renaccis-contribution-from-his-federal-campaign-to-its-state-counterpart One of the Republicans running for Governor in 2018 may have made an illegal contribution to his own campaign.Campaign filings show Congressman Jim… Tue, 01 Aug 2017 23:43:25 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-08-01/questions-are-raised-about-renaccis-contribution-from-his-federal-campaign-to-its-state-counterpart Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2017-04-17/big-money-is-already-flowing-into-ohios-brown-mandel-senate-race A few days after Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator announced he raised a historic amount of money in the last three months, the Republican who wants a… Mon, 17 Apr 2017 19:19:28 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-04-17/big-money-is-already-flowing-into-ohios-brown-mandel-senate-race Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2016-04-11/ohio-lawmaker-proposes-campaign-finance-modernization-bill A conservative Republican state lawmaker has introduced a bill he says will modernize campaign finance reporting.It’s the first bill the legislature has… Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:16:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-04-11/ohio-lawmaker-proposes-campaign-finance-modernization-bill Jo Ingles /news/environment-energy/2016-02-27/ohio-environmental-group-takes-its-mission-to-the-political-arena Big oil and coal companies have been known for making major campaign contributions. Now an environmental group wants to beat those companies at their own… Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:59:01 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-02-27/ohio-environmental-group-takes-its-mission-to-the-political-arena Andy Chow