Clips
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Jan15
Clips Round-up for 1/15/13
A hearty congratulations to former Public Campaign board member and Friends of Democracy PAC co-founder Ilyse Hogue on her new job as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Jan11Clips round up for 1/11/2013
I've got your perfect Washington influence story here: Drywall safety bill passed by Congress was watered down by the industry so that *voluntary* safety regulations are decided by a committee of drywall manufacters and homebuilders. Congress pats itself on back.
Jan09Clips round up for 1/9/2013
Lots of press yesterday on SEC rulemaking around political disclosure. The SEC has received 322,000 public comments on the issue. LA Times: "A decision by the U.S.
Jan08Clips round up for 1/8/2013
Hey everyone! A big thanks to Kurt for handling the clips while I was on sabbatatical. Now back at it:
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch wrote in the Daily News this weekend that it's time to clean up Albany: "We have every reason to believe that replicating the city’s system of public financing at the state level will have precisely the same effect."
Jan04Clips Round-up for 1/4/12
Public Campaign Action Fund released a significant report yesterday, “Cashing in on Obstruction,” showing how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has abused the filibuster and other obstructionist tactics in ways that place the needs of his big campaign donors over Kentuckians and everyday Americans. Filibusters have doubled during McConnell’s stint as minority leader compared to when Democrats were last in the minority.
Jan03Dec28Clips Round-up for 12/28/12
Public Campaign wishes you and yours a very happy new year. We'll begin our daily clips emails again starting January 2.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
WaPo: Our states vouch for transparent campaign financingDec27Dec19Clips Round-up for 12/19/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Sunlight Foundation: Money, Transparency and Policy Since Citizens United v. FEC
A very cool interactive timeline of major money-in-politics milestones since the January, 2010 Citizens United decision.
Congress/2012Dec18Clips Round-up for 12/18/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
DealBook: Voluntary Disclosure on Corporate Political Spending Is Not Enough