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Recent Examples of political action committee
The complaint is based on reporting from The Star, which revealed that the church Nicola founded had donated money to a political action committee that supported his candidacy on several occasions.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Andrade has said that all the settlement money — resulting from overpayments by the state — should have been returned to Florida to help provide health care for needy residents and that diverting it to Hope Florida and then a political action committee looks to be a crime.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Her last position included managing the parent company’s political action committee.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Former Times editor James Bennet added the details to the writer Elizabeth Williamson’s article about a digital graphic put out by Palin’s political action committee in 2011 before former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Az.) was shot and paralyzed in a supermarket parking lot.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Andrade has said that all the settlement money — resulting from overpayments by the state — should have been returned to Florida to help provide health care for needy residents and that diverting it to Hope Florida and then a political action committee looks to be a crime.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Her last position included managing the parent company’s political action committee.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Former Times editor James Bennet added the details to the writer Elizabeth Williamson’s article about a digital graphic put out by Palin’s political action committee in 2011 before former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Az.) was shot and paralyzed in a supermarket parking lot.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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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Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stein said climate researchers and public interest groups depend on tools such as the U.S. Forest Service's climate-risk viewer, one of the climate sites that was taken down by the USDA.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Live music, children’s activities, booths for special interest groups and community organizations, as well as tables and seating will be at the gruppengarten.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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If this law survives, future Florida ballot initiatives will be the exclusive province of wealthy special interests with teams of lawyers and compliance experts paid by deep-pocket political committees.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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