Arizona
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Apr29
Clips Round-up for 4/29/11
And to start your day check out this story on Bill Burton's new outside money group that plans to spend $100M in 2012:
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Apr20
Clips round up for April 20, 2011
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Obama administration drafts executive order on contractor donation transparency
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Apr19
Arizona Clean Elections Repeal Measure Heads to 2012 Ballot, Fight Just Beginning
Last night, the Arizona state legislature voted to send to the ballot a measure that would repeal the popular and successful Clean Elections law, which voters passed at the ballot in 1998. Opponents of the law, backed by wealthy special interests determined to return to calling the shots in the state Capitol, were finally able to pass a repeal measure after years of trying.
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Apr19
Clips Round-up for 4/19/11
Well folks, the Arizona legislature was able to push through its legislation to put a repeal of Clean Elections on the 2012 ballot: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hMRcWfGorFp705PT3P30iogEMDbA?docId=00ebb6b5243d4739aa0fbb9de154fa01, though as the poll we released yesterday shows, oppon
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Apr07
Clips Round-up for 4/7/11
Fair Elections Introduction
Alec Baldwin on Capitol Hill
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/06/alec-baldwin-on-capitol-hill/
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Apr04
Clips Round-up for 4/4/11
Bright and early this morning President Obama launched his re-election campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-VZLvVF1FQ.
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Campaign finance reform and the Supreme Court
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Apr01
Clips Round-up for 4/1/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Federal judge upholds campaign finance law
"In his decision on Thursday, District Court Judge William Conley ruled that the law did not infringe on free speech rights, as alleged by the primary plaintiff in the case, Wisconsin Right to Life."
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Mar31
Clips Round-up for 3/31/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
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Mar28
3/28/11 Daily Clips
Today’s the day for Supreme Court arguments in McComish v. Bennett, a case looking at the constitutionality of the "trigger funds" provision in Arizona Clean Elections. Lots of news about it over the weekend and this morning.
McComish/Other Campaign Finance
Arizona’s Boon to free speech
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Mar26
The Supreme Court should uphold Arizona Clean Elections
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in McComish v. Bennett, a case involving the “trigger fund” mechanism in Arizona’s Clean Elections system—the first time in 35 years the Court will assess the constitutionality of a public financing law. In 1976, the Supreme Court strongly reaffirmed voluntary public financing in the Buckley v. Valeo Case and they have a chance to do it again with McComish.