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World Wide Technology Gave Big Donations To Nixon – But Others Too

Chris McDaniel — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:45:01 +0000

On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that the same day Democratic Governor Jay Nixon decried large donations in his State of the State speech, he received a five-figure contribution from a firm whose state contract is up for renewal.

Nixon Gets Big Donation On Same Day He Calls For Campaign Contribution Reform

The Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:56:08 +0000

State records show that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon received a $10,000 donation from a firm with a state contract on the same day that he publicly decried big political contributions.

Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Nixon's campaign committee received the check from World Wide Technology on Monday - the same day he delivered his State of the State address.

Report: Campaign Finance Laws Worrisome

Chris McDaniel — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:59:52 +0000

All of the money given by small donors in the 2012 presidential race was matched by only 32 billionaires and corporations, according to a report released Thursday by MoPIRG, the Missouri Public Interest and Research Group.

Political Spending 'Arms Race' Makes It A Good Year For TV Stations

Chris McDaniel — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000

It’s estimated that TV stations’ political ad revenues were around $2.6 billion last year – a 68 percent increase from just 4 years ago.

This was the first big election since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling in 2010 that declared corporations to be people and money to be speech. The ruling made 2012 a good year for TV stations that get paid to air political ads.

Mo. Gov. Nixon Spent $15.5M On Re-Election

Person: The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:39:46 +0000

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spent $15.5 million on his re-election campaign and still has hundreds of thousands of dollars left over.

Campaign finance reports released Thursday show Nixon's fundraising committee had a balance of nearly $414,000 at the start of December.

Nixon has changed his committee to indicate that he now is seeking an unspecified statewide office in 2016 and has given it a new name - "A Better Missouri With Governor Jay Nixon."