Campaign finance regulators say Rep. Chynah Tyler of Boston misspent campaign funds on personal uses such as Uber Eats orders, and failed to document details behind about $4,500 in other spending.
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Two companies, one roof, and the Boston mayoral race
On a tree-lined street in Medford, tucked away inside a strength training gym, there’s an office that’s been doing some heavy lifting in the Boston mayor’s race.
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City finances top of mind in early days for Boston mayoral candidates
FOUR YEARS AGO around this time, mayoral candidates in Boston and elsewhere found themselves staring at computer screens and pitching themselves to voters who were considering who should succeed Marty […]
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Wu administration puts City Hall attorney on leave amid his mayoral run
A City Hall spokesperson said the law department must be perceived as non-political by the mayor’s cabinet chiefs.
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Wu challenger emerges from inside Boston City Hall
He is currently in-house counsel for City Hall’s treasury department, which handles money, property, and securities acquired by the city.
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New Balance chairman drops $1 million on Josh Kraft super PAC
Super PACs are expected to play a large role in this election cycle, as political operatives consider them more impactful at the local level. While donors are limited to contributing $1,000 to a candidate’s campaign committee in a calendar year, super PACs offer the opportunity to donate a larger sum.
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Super PAC aligned with Mayor Wu receives six-figure donation
AN OUTSIDE GROUP that worked to help Boston Mayor Michelle Wu elect a slate of City Council candidates two years ago has received a six-figure infusion of cash as she […]
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Why stopping the super PAC ballot question is important
ON JANUARY 21, the famous Supreme Court decision of Citizens United vs the FEC celebrated its 13th anniversary, but here in Massachusetts the efforts to undermine this expansion of our […]
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Former candidate arrested on campaign finance charges
A FORMER Massachusetts congressional candidate was arrested Tuesday and accused of soliciting at least $125,000 of illegal campaign contributions from friends and family members and steering some of the funds […]
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Are Spilka and Tarr PACs at risk?
ON APRIL 12, Bill Campbell took over as the new director of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, and immediately faced one of the most controversial political hot potatoes […]
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Do Fattman, Eldridge donations follow similar pattern?
Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton was a big supporter of his former State House aide, Danillo Sena, when Sena ran for a House seat last year. According to Sena’s campaign […]
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Do Fattman, Eldridge donations follow similar pattern?
SEN. JAMIE ELDRIDGE of Acton was a big supporter of his former State House aide, Danillo Sena, when Sena ran for a House seat last year. According to Sena’s campaign […]
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Sullivan refers Fattmans, Lyons to AG
THE STATE’S CHIEF campaign finance regulator on Thursday referred evidence to Attorney General Maura Healey that he believes indicates Sen. Ryan Fattman, Worcester County Register of Probate Stephanie Fattman, Republican […]
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Fattman campaign finance case is not unique
REWRITING CAMPAIGN finance rules after the fact can be a very dangerous game. If Michael Sullivan, the outgoing director of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), sets a […]
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Does 26-year-old case parallel Fattman situation?
STATE CAMPAIGN finance regulators handled a case 26 years ago in which the circumstances were similar to a situation today involving Republican Sen. Ryan Fattman and his wife, Stephanie Fattman, […]
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Was the Sutton GOP Town Committee just a conduit?
Republican Stephanie Fattman seemed poised to easily win reelection last year as register of probate in Worcester County. She had a pile of campaign cash, the name recognition of an […]
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Was the Sutton GOP Town Committee just a conduit?
REPUBLICAN STEPHANIE FATTMAN seemed poised to easily win reelection last year as register of probate in Worcester County. She had a pile of campaign cash, the name recognition of an […]
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Fattman case is no gray area of the law
In an April 2 column in CommonWealth, Paul Craney makes two points, one personal and the other legal, in regards to a recent action that Sen. Ryan Fattman, his wife, […]
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Past state GOP chairs raise OCPF concerns
WE, AS SEVERAL past chairs of the Massachusetts Republican Party (MassGOP), have had a unique perspective on the role that the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) has played […]
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Fattman case deserves fair, clear ‘public resolution’
SINCE 2012, I’ve worked in a profession that is heavily regulated by national and state campaign finance rules. My approach is to understand the rules, make sure they are clear […]
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Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case
A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE on Tuesday refused to prohibit the head of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance from referring the results of his investigation of Sen. Ryan Fattman […]
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Following the money in Fattman campaign finance fight
A chart contained in the regulations for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance would appear to play a central role in the ongoing dispute the office is having […]
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Following the money in Fattman campaign finance fight
A CHART CONTAINED in the regulations for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance would appear to play a central role in the ongoing dispute the office is having […]
