Clips
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Mar22
Clips Round-up for 3/22/12
Campaign Finance
Times-Union: Ah, reform, Mr. Cuomo?
The Albany Times-Union is waiting for Gov. Cuomo to come through on his reform promises. "With the failure of redistricting reform, overhauling those laws is essential if Mr. Cuomo's wants to keep his promise to fix state government." -
Mar20
Clips Round-up for 3/20/12
Must-read from Justin Elliott at ProPublica: "Could corporations take tax breaks for political "dark money?"
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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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Mar13
Clips Round-up for 3/13/12
Yesterday, "A coalition of more than a dozen progressive groups announced plans today for an aggressive campaign to pressure corporations and big donors to stay out of politics." Americans United for Change is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone that can provide documentation of secret corporate giving too.
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Mar12
Clips Round-up for 3/12/12
When asked whether "the ultrawealthy have an inordinate or inappropriate amount of influence on the political process," billionaire Mitt Romney supporter Ken Griffin said in an interview, "I think they actually have an insufficient influence."
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Mar09
Clips Round-up for 3/9/12
Hey, are you in DC? Want to hang out with all the cool kids in the open government community? Join us Sunlight Foundation, Public Campaign and a whole slew of others on Wednesday at the Press Club.
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Mar08
Clips Round-up for 3/8/12
Hey! Are you on Tumblr? Public Campaign Action Fund launched its own yesterday. Check it out!
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Mar06
Clips Round-up for 3/6/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Senate to choose an insider trading bill
STOCK Act update: "Senate leaders, eager to avoid a freewheeling, unpredictable debate on Congressional ethics, are considering simply accepting a House-passed bill to ban insider trading by lawmakers." -
Mar05
Clips Round-up for 3/5/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: FEC's bad rap getting worse
"Meet the Federal Election Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law. This six-person panel has long been slow-moving and frequently divided, but this year its members have taken their reputation to new heights just as money emerges as the biggest legal issue of the season." -
Mar01
Clips Round-up for 3/1/12
This article got me riled up yesterday, so I'm going to feature it. Andy Rosenthal highlights this quote from a Brennan Center report, by the Florida Senate President, on voter ID legislation: "We do make it convenient for people to vote but I gotta tell ya I wouldn’t even have any problem making it harder."