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Remembering Doris "Granny D" Haddock
Submitted by Adam Smith on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 4:40pm.
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Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a hero to us here at Public Campaign, passed away yesterday in New Hampshire at the age of 100. Just ten years ago, at the age of 90, she walked 3,000 miles across the country to Washington, D.C. to protest our political system that too often prizes big donors over the needs of everyday Americans.
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We Can't Blow This
Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 1:41pm.
President Obama's 2008 National Deputy Campaign Manager, Steve Hildebrand: We're in charge of the train wreck that has stalled the important work of Congress - let's clean up this mess and pass Fair Elections.
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The Escalating Price of Politics
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 11:15am.
The New York Times editorializes on the escalating price of campaigning and the need to pass the Fair Elections Now Act.
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A Way to Clean Up Politics
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:22am.
Former Reps. Bill Hudnut (R-Ind.) and Andy Jacobs (D-Ind.) discuss the Fair Elections Now act and Sen. Evan Bayh's (D-Ind.) decision to co-sponsor the legislation in a recent Op-Ed in the Indianapolis Star.
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West Virginia Bill Moving Forward
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 9:47am.
Yesterday, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed H.B. 4130, a bill that would enact a pilot program for public financing in state Supreme Court elections.
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Sen. Bayh Co-sponsors Fair Elections
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 4:36pm.
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) became the tenth Senate co-sponsor of the Fair Elections Now Act.
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