Clips
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Aug09
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Aug08
Clips Round-up for 8/8/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Southington Patch: John Larson: "Put elections back in the hands of ordinary Americans" -
Aug07
Clips Round-up for 8/7/12
Politico: "Roughly 2.5 million people have kicked in $200 or less to the various committees helping their candidate win the White House. But those 2.5 million people account for less than 18 percent of the total money haul.
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Aug06
Clips Round-up for 8/6/12
Nick Nyhart will join Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.) in West Hartford on Tuesday for a forum about money and politics. If you're nearby, make sure to check it out! AP.
Aug03Clips Round-up for 8/3/12
PCAF Blog: "Mitt Romney’s campaign and joint victory committee with the Republic National Committee have received $1.87 million in campaign contributions from 748 registered Washington lobbyists and dozens of corporate PACs, according to Huffington Post analysis of records filed with the Secretary of the Senate."
Aug02Clips Round-up 8/2/12
Great press conference yesterday on the House side. Watch Public Campaign Action Fund's Nick Nyhart give his speech after being introduced by Leader Pelosi.
Aug01Clips Round-up for 8/1/12
House Democrats are holding a press conference today on Capitol Hill to "rally with the public in support of the Democratic DARE (Disclose, Amend, Reform, Elect) agenda to clean up our electoral system and return power in Washington to the voters." Public Campaign Action Fund's Nick Nyhart will also speak.
Jul31Clips Round-up for 7/31/12
Quick correction--yesterday, we noted that "dark money" groups accounted for half of all election spending, but I should've written that dark money accounts for half of all independent/outside spending. Sorry for any confusion.
Jul30Clips Round-up for 7/30/12
Huffington Post reports that half of all outside spending this cycle has come from groups that don't disclose their donors: "Through July 26, politically involved groups that do not disclose their donors have spent at least $172 million on campaigns that include television, radio and Internet advertising...Total spending by these groups is likely far greater, since they are required to report only a fraction of their spending to the
Jul27Clips Round-up for 7/27/12
We released a report yesterday in Missouri on the payday lending industry and the big bucks they spend to shape legislation in the state. Nick Nyhart: "Just as payday lenders trap working class Missourians in a cycle of debt, these same lenders trap lawmakers in a cycle of influence—getting campaign cash to get elected and then getting rewarded for a job well done.