The Times and The Observer reported allegations that the 2016 «Brexit» campaign used a Cambridge Analytica contractor to help skirt election spending limits. (nytimes.com)
While other provinces, most recently Ontario, and the federal government have moved to take big money out of politics, the Christy Clark government has not only said no to banning union and corporate donations, and no to municipal election spending limits — it has moved to eliminate pre-election spending limits in the 60 days prior to an election. (bcndpcaucus.ca)
In a letter sent to the City's Campaign Finance Board Wednesday, NYC Deserves Better and Tusk argue that the millions of dollars the Campaign for One New York has already spent were «used to further [de Blasio's] political agenda,» and therefore «should count toward the board's 2017 Citywide election spending limits.» (politico.com)