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Many leadership PACs are devoting more money to fundraising for the PAC than to the kind of political contributions for which the PACs were designed, says a new report.

Government Executive Get the latest workforce news delivered to your inbox. email The Senior Executive Association’s initial review says the proposal “makes sense on its face.” The nation’s campaign watchdog agency recommended to Congress on Thursday that its senior employees be able to join the Senior Executive Service. That was one of 14 legislative recommendations the six commissioners of the Federal Election Commission unanimously approved during the panel’s eighth open meeting this year. The Senior Executive Service is the position classification for top policy, s...

Leadership PACs are often overlooked. These corny names can’t be ignored Herb Jackson © Provided by Roll Call From Six PAC to Steer PAC to all kinds of acronyms, new lawmakers are getting in on the fundraising name game. Above, House Republicans pose for a new member photo on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 4. If you won your seat in Congress by one of the narrowest margins ever — six votes — you can’t run away from it. And Iowa GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks showed she’s owning that narrow win in choosing the name for her leadership PAC, a fundraising commi...

Noem Bill Would Make Dark Money Disclosure Illegal The bill comes after her political allies formed a nonprofit under an IRS designation commonly used for dark money political groups. Sludge produces investigative journalism on lobbying and money in politics. The American Prospect  is re-publishing this article. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has made headlines lately for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars by using the state plane to travel to right-wing political events held by groups like the National Rifle Association and Turning Point USA. But while much of the state’s...