Loopholes in N.J. campaign finance laws benefit biggest government contractors

[Starledger]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/loopholes_in_nj_county_campaig.html

TRENTON -- New Jersey taxpayers don’t pay directly for the costly campaigns state politicians run, but public money regularly goes to government contractors who in turn make sure the candidates are well-funded.
Thanks to loopholes in campaign finance laws at the state and county levels, the biggest government contractors in New Jersey routinely get lucrative, taxpayer-funded work while simultaneously making huge contributions to the candidates who vote to approve their contracts....


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