The former chair of the Federal Election Commission filed a complaint against Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), claiming he solicited and collected millions of dollars illegally to roll back parts of California‘s Proposition 47. “I’ve never seen anything quite this excessive, honestly,” Ann Ravel told the Los Angeles Times. Ravel, who served as chairwoman of the FEC from […]
The former chair of the Federal Election Commission has filed a complaint against a California congressman, alleging he excessively used campaign funds to support a conservative coalition seeking to roll back parts of Proposition 47. "I've never seen anything quite this excessive, honestly," Ann Ravel told The Times. She served as chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission in 2011 and as chair of the FEC from 2013 to 2017. In her FEC complaint, Ravel alleges that Rep. Kevin...
President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those efforts was a […]
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Will the Almeria council need to build an official dedicated camper van service area in Cabo de Gata? This could be on the table after The Provincial Association of Hospitality Entrepreneurs of Almería (ASHAL) again sent letters to both the City Council of Almería and the Government Sub delegation asking them to intervene in the […]
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