2012
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May16
Clips Round-up for 5/16/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Campaign Finance Disclosure Decision Means Rove, Others Could Suddenly Have to Disclose Donors
"One of the most consequential campaign finance loopholes affecting the 2012 race -- the one allowing big-money donors to secretly funnel millions into campaign ads -- is now closed, after an appellate court ruling on Monday."May15Clips Round-up for 5/15/12
Our friends down the hall, Common Cause, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to overturn the filibuster. Common Cause President Bob Edgar: "While the Senate can set its own rules, they can’t be unconstitutional. This is an unconstitutional provision.
May14Clips Round-up for 5/14/12
A handful of national good government organizations, including Public Campaign, have been calling on Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to sign HB 5565, a "disclosure on steroids" bill that would bring much needed transparency to the political process. It'd be a big win. And in the post-Citizens United political world, would help to maintain the integrity of the state's popular public financing program.
May10Clips Round-up for 5/10/12
Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly on new polling released yesterday with Democracy Corps: “Money in politics is a ballot-box issue, that voters will be going to the ballot box this fall looking for candidates who support addressing the issue of money in politics.
May07Clips Round-up for 5/7/12
Tomorrow, the Center for Community Change and more than a dozen seniors will confront billionaire Sam Zell at the Equity LifeStyle Partners shareholder meeting as the company continues to raise costs and fees on them at the same time Zell is giving money to elect politicians who'll pass policies that'll gouge them even more. Read more on the Public Campaign Action Fund blog.
May01Clips Round-up for 5/1/12
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raised an eye-popping $13 million in the first few months of 2012 (due to a quirk in the law, he can raise money free of contribution limits): "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's fan list reads like a who's who of some of the richest people in America — financial gurus, a Las Vegas casino president, even an NBA team owner."
Apr30Clips Round-up for 4/30/12
Read this Reuters story on childhood obesity and the big money that food and beverage industries spend on politics: "At every level of government, the food and beverage industries won fight after fight during the last decade. They have never lost a significant political battle in the United States despite mounting scientific evidence of the role of unhealthy food and children's marketing in obesity.
Apr26Billionaires and 2012
Public Campaign Communications Director Adam Smith appeared on Current TV's War Room with Jennifer Granholm last night to discuss billionaire-backed super PACs and the 2012 election. Smith was joined by Republic Report's Lee Fang.
Apr20Clips Round-up for 4/20/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
YNN: Campaign finance reformApr19