maine
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Apr01
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Bolster Maine Clean Elections
A group of bipartisan lawmakers have joined together to introduce new legislation in Maine that would increase funding for the state's Clean Elections' law and further strengthen the popular system.
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Jan17
Clean Elections Winners: Election Results
The results are in for the 2012 elections, and state Clean Elections' systems continue to be successful across the country.
In Arizona, three Corporation Commissioner candidates won using Clean Elections, and five out of nine of those seaking those seats participated in the program. In the state legislature, participating candidates made up 37 percent, or 57 out of 156, of those seeking office. A total of 26 percent, or 23 of 90 seats are filled by officials who used the Clean Elections program.
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Jun08
NEW REPORT: PACs Unlimited: How Legislator PACs Distort Maine Politics
Our friends at Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) are out with a new report: "PACs Unlimited: How Legislator PACs Distort Maine Politics," which finds that "vast sums of big money flow through PACs controlled by legislators. These PACs exist for the purpose of advancing personal interests and party agendas, and big donors contribute to these PACs for the purpose of shaping the legislative agenda and assuring access to legislative leadership.
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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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Dec14
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Board President, Alison Smith, Honored by YES Magazine
Late last month, Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Board President, Alison Smith, was honored by YES Magazine as one of their "Breakthrough 15" for 2011. Smith has been a longtime ally of Public Campaign, and key advocate for the state's Clean Elections Program.
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Aug15
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Jul29
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the Lockout That Didn't End This Week
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of July 25-July 29, 2011.
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Jun28
Clips Round-up for 6/28/11
Other McComish stories:As you know, the Supreme Court released its decision yesterday throwing out the trigger fund provision of the Arizona Clean Elections Act. We have compiled a fairly extensive list of statements from organizations, elected officials, news, and other reactions to the decision. We'll continue to update it: http://publicampaign.org/mccomishnews.
- Arizona
- campaign finance
- Clips
- Common Cause
- Connecticut
- Fair Elections Now Act
- florida
- gop
- Harry Reid
- Koch Brothers
- maine
- maine clean elections
- matching funds
- McComish v. Bennett
- Nancy Pelosi
- New Jersey
- north carolina
- PACs
- President Obama
- public campaign
- Rod Blagojevich
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Wall Street
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Jun07
Clips Round-up for 6/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Why the 2012 election will be the most expensive ever -
Jun03
Clips for June 3, 2011
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Transparency efforts by corporations undermine Chamber's anti-disclosure stance
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/transparency_efforts_by_corporations_undermine_chambers_anti-disclosure_stance.php
"But many of the companies affiliated with the Chamber have extolled the values of disclosure and already publicly reveal their donations voluntarily."