political action committee

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Recent Examples of political action committee The political action committee, Safe Michigan Communities, failed to respond to a Free Press request to discuss the flyer's error. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 Coinbase has been an active lobbyist for the crypto industry this year, spending millions backing pro-crypto political action committees. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 Financial reports show that packaging magnate Richard Uihlein has contributed millions of dollars to the American Principles Project this year through a political action committee. Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 Angelo was paid by a Democratic political action committee for the post, a fact that’s clearly noted in the caption. Clare Duffy, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for political action committee 
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  • Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.
    Mike McShane, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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  • State election officials have been gaming out scenarios, and a public interest group has used celebrity deepfakes to try to warn voters to be on the lookout.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Forbes writers collected predictions of how the rate cuts will impact different interest groups, ranging from small businesses to student loan borrowers.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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  • The California Legislature is poised to welcome one of its largest freshman classes in more than a decade, and special interest groups are spending millions on Democrat-versus-Democrat races in the November election to help decide which newcomer voters will send to Sacramento.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Of special interest to the Harris campaign may be where those Fox News viewers were watching on Wednesday.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

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