On Monday President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be the next Health & Human Services Secretary.
Sebelius’ Senate confirmation may create a fight, largely because of her controversial stance on abortion.
One major union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is likely to support Sebelius monetarily in her confirmation battle, since they represent thousands [...]
[Updated Dec. 16] The criminal complaint (alternative source), recently filed against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and his chief of staff John Harris, described Blagojevich’s desire for a high-paying position with Change to Win, likely since he saw the money and power of organized labor:
HARRIS noted that ROD BLAGOJEVICH is interested in taking a high-paying position [...]
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Kansas law is quite peculiar in letting out-of-state PACs have fewer reporting requirements than in-state PACs. Out-of-state groups are allowed to spend huge amounts on Kansas politics and not have their “verified statements” shown online. There is no online list of out-of-state PACs that get to hide their political participation in Kansas’ elections. As [...]
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