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Massachusetts

Judge won’t allow businesses to make campaign donations while lawsuit is pending

BOSTON — Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Linda E. Giles recently denied a request from two Massachusetts businesses to block a state law that prevents them from making contributions to political campaigns. Massachusetts campaign finance laws allow unions to donate up to $15,000 per state candidate but bans businesses from

Massachusetts

Lawsuit seeks to put business owners and labor unions on equal campaign finance footing

BOSTON – The era of Big Labor dominance in Massachusetts politics may soon be over. Earlier this month, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Linda Giles heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges the privileged place of unions under current Massachusetts campaign finance law. Current law allows unincorporated groups, such as labor