campaign contributions
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Aug15
MapLight.org Profiles the Donors to Super Committee Members
Our friends at MapLight.org have put out a detailed report on where the Super Committee tasked with deficit reduction get their campaign money. All 12 members are profiled.
It will be very interesting to see how much influence campaign donors and wealthy special interests will have on the process. We'll be following it every step of the way.
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Aug11
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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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Jul26
One Lockout Ends, Another Rages On in Washington, D.C.
Millions of Americans rejoiced yesterday when a fierce negotiation involving billions and billions of dollars resulted in a deal that both sides are content with. No, I’m not talking about the debt ceiling impasse, which continues to threaten the economy, and America’s reputation all over the world.
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Jul20
ONE YEAR LATER: After Dodd-Frank Financial Reform, Do the Banks Still Run the Place?
This Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,” legislation passed by Congress to rein in the banks and protect consumers from the practices that led to the economic collapse. Since it’s passage, Wall Street interests have continued to exert influence over Congress in efforts to weaken, repeal, or as one bank lobbyist said recently, “reform the reform.”
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Jul01
Clips Round-up for 7/01/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
In Surprise Ruling, FEC Won’t Let Candidates Raise For Super PACs
“In a unanimous vote, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that members of Congress and federal candidates cannot raise funds for independent expenditure committees beyond the federal limit of $5,000.” -
Jun13
Clips Round-up for 6/13/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsA great profile on Common Cause Minnesota's Mike Dean and the accountability campaign against Target and its political spending.Apr29Clips 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:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53905.html#ixzz1KuZRxplgApr18Clips Round up for April 18, 2011
Campaign Finance/Ethics/Fair Elections
You get the judges you pay for, by James Sample and Erwin Chemerisky
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/opinion/18sample.html
An interesting op-ed in the Times on judicial elections--they're here to stay, so people should push spending limits and robust recusal standards.