Big Oil
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Dec02
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and How the GOP House Will Stop at Nothing to Further Empower Special Interests
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from November 21 through December 2, 2011.
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Oct07
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and Occupying Wall Street...and democracy
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from October 3 through October 7, 2011.
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Aug29
Fall 2011 House Agenda to Benefit Energy Interests?
The Washington Post reported this morning that House Republicans will push to roll back any number of government regulations in the fall and that “the next month or so will focus on [Environmental Protection Agency] regulations.”
Here are some related energy industry numbers from the Center for Responsive Politics on campaign fundraising so far this cycle:
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Aug19
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and How a Penny Became Not Nearly Enough For Your Thoughts
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of Aug 15-Aug 19, 2011.
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Aug12
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the "Silly Criticism" That Isn't Silly At All
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of Aug 8-Aug 12, 2011.
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Aug11
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Aug05
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and...It's a Lobbyist, It's a Campaign Check, It's a..."Super Congress!"
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of Aug 1-Aug 5, 2011.
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Aug03
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Aug01
Clips Round-up for 8/1/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Editorial: Why is Congress tied up in knots?
This Sacramento Bee editorial provides a few solutions to our broken Congress. One includes providing more campaign finance transparency--particularly by requiring Senators to file reports electronically
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Jul25
Clips round-up for 7/25/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Plan to cut budget of ethics office fails House vote
Rep. Mel Watt's (D-N.C.) efforts to slash the ethics office budget failed after people weren't allowed to vote anonymously.
Lobbyists campaign contributions are the real issue- 2012
- Big Oil
- Bob Edgar
- bundlers
- Citizens United
- Clips
- Common Cause
- consumer financial protection agency
- David Donnelly
- FEC
- Fred Upton
- fundraising
- Jack Abramoff
- Koch Brothers
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections
- McComish v. Bennett
- Michele Bachmann
- Nick Nyhart
- Office of Congressional Ethics
- PACs
- President Obama
- public campaign
- Rupert Murdoch
- Wall Street