STATE HOUSE — Paul Sagan, a journalist turned technology executive who was tapped in 2015 by Gov. Charlie Baker to chair the Massachusetts Board of Education, stepped into the middle of the fierce election battle over charter schools this summer when he made a sizable donation to the proponents of expansion.
The contribution generated bias allegations from anti-charter school advocates and calls for his resignation given his position as an evaluator of charter schools and their license applications. All of those concerns were summarily dismissed by Baker, himself a supporter of the ballot question, as a "nothingburger" meant to distract from the merits of the debate over charter schools.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton spent $645,000 more a day than her opponent Donald Trump last month, but even with her $50 million campaign outlay, she has not been able to pull away from him in the race for the White House.
Clinton's campaign had its most expensive month to date in August, eclipsing its previous monthly high by more than $12 million. And combined, Clinton and the national Democratic Party paid out $78 million in August, while Trump and the Republican National Committee spent about $47 million.
