In just two months, Consumers for Smart Solar has received more than $ 473,750 from outside groups, including some that have ties to the Koch brothers, plus $ 325,000 from Florida utilities, according to an analysis of campaign finance data reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy and the Energy and Policy Institute. (exposedbycmd.org)
Also at 10 a.m., staff from the state Board of Elections and the New York City Campaign Finance Board preview new state campaign finance data reporting and discuss how to make the data easier to use, Civic Hall, 156 Fifth Ave., 2nd floor, Manhattan. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Padilla received no donations in 2012, according to campaign finance data analyzed by the nonpartisan organization MapLight. (canadianbusiness.com)