Clean Elections
-
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."
-
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
- Arizona
- campaign finance
- Citizens United
- Clean Elections
- Clips
- Colbert Report
- corporate influence
- Georgia
- Gingrich
- gop
- Hawaii
- Koch Brothers
- McComish v. Bennett
- Mitt Romney
- PACs
- President Obama
- Republicans
- Tim Pawlenty
- Treasury Secretary Geithner
- U.S. House
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Voter Owned Hawaii
- Wall Street
- White House
-
Jun10
Connecticut: Citizens' Election Program is Making a Difference
After two cycles, it's fair to say that Connecticut's Citizens' Election Program has been a resounding success. With more than three quarters of the seats in the General Assembly and all of the statewide seats held by Clean Elections officials, Connecticut has truly seen the impact of taking big money out of politics and putting voters back in.
State Rep. Bob Godfrey (D) recently commented on the close of the legislative session and how marked the change really is with the Citizens' Election Program: -
Jun07
Clips Round-up for 6/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Why the 2012 election will be the most expensive ever -
May13
Clips Round-up for 5/13/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Hearing underrepresented small business, leaders say -
May12
Clips Round-up for 5/12/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Bills would weaken--or eliminate--Maine's Clean Elections Act
Gov. LePage may have dropped his plans to defund Clean Elections in the budget, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet.
-
May11
Clips Round-up for 5/11/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
New poll: Maine voters overwhelmingly want to keep Clean Elections
There's a new poll out in Maine, and no surprise, voters don't want the legislature to end Clean Elections. -
May10
NEW POLLING: Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Want to Keep Clean Elections Program
In a poll released today by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE), more than eight in 10 Mainers say it is important to keep Clean Elections on the books in the state.
-
May09
ARIZONA: 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.