CBC CalgaryMar 5
Calgary Party more than doubled other political parties in 2025 election spending
Newly publicized financial disclosures for the 2025 municipal election show The Calgary Party far outspent other parties, despite electing just one candidate to council, while Sonya Sharp was the highest spender in a mayoral race where she finished second.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/2025-municipal-election-finances-9.7114359?cmp=rss
Mathrubhumi EnglishJan 21
The BJP is sitting on nearly Rs 10,000 crore in cash and deposits, its audit report reveals. Despite a sharp jump in election spending in 2024–25, the ruling party recorded a substantial rise in its overall corpus. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/bjps-cash-holdings-rs-10-000-crore-q8jmma3y?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BJP #PoliticalFunding #ElectionSpending #IndianPolitics
Oligarch:WatchJan 18, 2025
Billionaire families poured nearly $2B into the 2024 elections, demonstrating the immense financial power shaping political outcomes. How does this level of spending impact democracy and fair representation?
#ElectionSpending #DemocracyAtRisk #WealthAndPolitics
LilMikeSFNov 4, 2024

#NFL team that abandoned its last urban home of 50+ years over failed attempts to open political #pursestrings has spent more than $20+ million since 2009 trying to affect local political #elections in its new #suburban home down the road.

So far this election cycle the #football team ownership has pumped 17x the amount of the largest local #electionspending contributor into local races. Ironically despite tossing around hundreds of thousand$ to bolster individual council candidates, this year have financially ignored the high profile plight of their once favored mayoral candidate, who leaked a sealed #GrandJury report to the team, and is now on trial for #perjury.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/49ers-spend-millions-santa-clara-council-races

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/49ers-santa-clara-political-donations-foul-19880012.php

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/11/02/san-francisco-49ers-have-spent-2-3-million-in-santa-clara-ahead-of-election-day/amp/

#BigMoney #Sports #NationalFootballLeague #Corruption

49ers spend millions in Santa Clara council races

The San Francisco 49ers have spent the most money supporting who the team wants sitting on the City Council, burning $2.3 million so far.

KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
Bremain in SpainNov 24, 2023
The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
On Monday, they rushed through massive increases in spending and donations thresholds – without holding a single parliamentary vote and with, seemingly, no media coverage 
@BylineTimes
#ElectionSpending
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/11/22/revealed-britains-broken-election-laws-just-got-even-worse/
Revealed: Britain’s Broken Election Laws Just Got Even Worse  – Byline Times

The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics 

Byline Times