The opponents of the earnings tax on the April 5th ballot in Kansas City have been moving a lot of money – in and out. From the Missouri Ethics Commission:
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091269 FREEDOM PAC [pdf] 3/30/2011
American Democracy Alliance
1100 Main Street Suite 2600
Kansas City, MO 64105
3/29/2011
$100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Again?
What are they spending all that money on? From the 24 Hour Expenditure Report filed today:
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES OVER $100 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
FREEDOM PAC [pdf] 3/30/2011
Smart Media Group
814 King Street
Suite 400
Alexandria VA 22314
3/29/2011
Media Buy
$74,955.00Wilson Research Strategies, LLC
1319 Classen Drive
Oklahoma City OK 73103
3/29/2011
Tracking/Polling
$10,000.00Advantage, Inc.
2300 Clarendon Blvd
Suite 1004
Arlington VA 22201
3/29/2011
Voter ID
$12,347.13Axiom Strategies, LLC
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Suite 85
Kansas City MO 64116
3/29/2011
Mailers
$24,812.00
Yep, that’s a lot of money.
Previously:
Kansas City Earnings Tax: ad in support of yes vote on April 5th (March 30, 2011)
That’s a question a lot of people have been asking (March 29, 2011)
Campaign Finance: Freedom PAC’s spending against the earnings tax in Kansas City (March 28, 2011)
Uh, we already knew about that (March 24, 2011)
Campaign Finance: Freedom PAC funded by the usual suspect(s) (March 18, 2011)
Campaign Finance: Who is bankrolling the bankrollers? (March 10, 2011)
Campaign Finance: your Friday big bucks contribution dump (March 4, 2011)
Campaign Finance: opponents of the earnings tax in Kansas City get a lot of help (February 26, 2011)