Arizona
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Jul11
Clips Round-up for 7/11/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Clean Elections take a hit, by Renee Loth
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/07/09/clean_elections_take_a_hit/
A good, though somewhat pessimistic, piece in the Globe by Renee on the McComish decision. "The story of unchecked corporate power is everywhere. Somebody needs to write a new ending." -
Jul07
Clips round-up for 7/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
AZ elections no longer free or fair
An op-ed from the student newspaper at the University of Arizona: "Last week in a narrow 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upended Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act, dealing yet another crippling blow to the democratic process."
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Jul05
Clips Round-up for 7/05/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
3 views on future of Arizona's campaign finance system
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/07/03/20110703arizona-campaign-finance-system-future-3-views.html- 2012
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Jun30
Clips Round-up for 6/30/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
Where Campaign Finance Needs to Go Now
Public Campaign Action Fund Board Member Zephyr Teachout discusses the implications of the McComish case and the importance of small dollar matching funds going forward.
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Jun29
Clips Round-up for 6/29/11
McComish/Campaign Finance/EtcJun28Clips Round-up for 6/28/11
Other McComish stories:As you know, the Supreme Court released its decision yesterday throwing out the trigger fund provision of the Arizona Clean Elections Act. We have compiled a fairly extensive list of statements from organizations, elected officials, news, and other reactions to the decision. We'll continue to update it: http://publicampaign.org/mccomishnews.
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Jun24Clips Round-up for 6/24/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsGarrett Epps writes of the Virginia court's decision to allow direct corporate contributions to candidates: "Judge Cacheris's opinion is a prime example of right-wing judicial aggressiveness and simple-minded constitutional mythology."
May13Clips Round-up for 5/13/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Hearing underrepresented small business, leaders sayMay09ARIZONA: Clean Elections Supporters Take to the Courts to Block Repeal Measure
On Friday supporters of the Arizona Clean Elections law filed a lawsuit to block a Clean Elections repeal measure from reaching the ballot. The East Valley Tribune covered the suit, as did The Arizona Republic.
May09Clips Round-up for 5/9/11
Though not invited to the debate in South Carolina last week, GOP presidential candidate Gov. Buddy Roemer provided some of his own responses. Here's his closing remarks on "what wasn't discussed: money in politics." http://youtu.be/mFHPIKZsvvE
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections