Responding to an organized and broadly backed campaign by environmentalists, the Board budgeted $2 million, or twice the amount designated by Mr. O'Rourke, to acquire a 22.4-acre property adjacent to the Marshlands Conservancy on the Long Island Sound at Rye.

On January 2, 2013, the Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonprofit group that backs stronger campaign finance regulation, released a report highlighting eight instances from McConnell's political career in which a vote or a blocked vote (filibuster), coincided with an influx of campaign contributions to McConnell's campaign.

Liam Fox backs rightwing campaign to undermine union resources 3.