Citizens United
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Apr19
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Apr16
Albany Can Kick the Money Habit
This weekend the New York Times editorial page urged Gov. Cuomo and the New York legislature to move forward with Fair Elections:
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Mar19
Clips round up for 3/19/2012
Check out United Republic's new video, "Sh*t lobbyist say."
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Mar15
Clips round up for 3/15/2012
Great statement from the AFL-CIO executive council yesterday on Citizens United, calling for a constitutional amendment, public financing, etc. "The AFL-CIO supports the overturning of the Citizens United decision and calls for immediate action to end the dominance of our political system by corporations and the 1%. "
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Mar14
Clips round up for 3/14/2012
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NY Post: A boon for the little guy
A series of letters in response to last week's op-ed in the Post about NYC's public financing system. Writers include CCNY's Susan Lerner, Gene Russianoff at NYPIRG, and Amy Lopreset, head of the NYC Campaign Finance Board. -
Mar09
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and Election 2012: The Year of the Billionaire?
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from January 20 through March 9, 2011.
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Jan23
Clips Round-up for 1/23/12
Important tidbit from the New York Times preview of the State of the Union: "Mr. Obama will also propose political changes, perhaps in campaign finance. Those would tap the sentiment of many Americans, expressed among both Tea Party and Occupy protesters on the political right and left, that the system is rigged against them in favor of a privileged few."
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Jan20
Nancy Pelosi on Citizens United Anniversary: Encourage Small Donors
January 21 marks the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision that allowed for our elections to be pushed further into the hands of the wealthy elite.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi hit the nail on the head in her statement today on the decision. She said (emphasis added):
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Jan20
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the Anniversary Only Big Money Could Love
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from January 2 through January 20, 2011.
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Jan10
Clips Round-up for 1/10/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
High court backs foreign contribution ban
Hey, the U.S. Supreme Court got something right! They affirmed a lower court ruling keeping the ban on foreign nationals from donating money to candidates in place.
- Read Rick Hasen's take: http://electionlawblog.org/?p=27557