Maine Citizens for Clean Elections
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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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Jan31
Why Maine Should Value Clean Elections
With advocates currently working to bolster the Maine Clean Elections system, many have taken the opportunity to speak out about the value and success of the system.
Wells Lyons, an attorney in Portland, has an article in the Portland Daily Sun today defending the system and arguing the benefits of Clean Elections are far-reaching:
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Dec16
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the One Percent of the One Percent
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from December 12 through December 16, 2011.
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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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Jul29
Clips round-up for 7/29/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
House Democrats to Obama: Require Contractors to Disclose Political Donations
“More than 60 House Democrats have signed a letter asking President Obama to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose political contributions.”
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Jul25
Clips round-up for 7/25/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Plan to cut budget of ethics office fails House vote
Rep. Mel Watt's (D-N.C.) efforts to slash the ethics office budget failed after people weren't allowed to vote anonymously.
Lobbyists campaign contributions are the real issue- 2012
- Big Oil
- Bob Edgar
- bundlers
- Citizens United
- Clips
- Common Cause
- consumer financial protection agency
- David Donnelly
- FEC
- Fred Upton
- fundraising
- Jack Abramoff
- Koch Brothers
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections
- McComish v. Bennett
- Michele Bachmann
- Nick Nyhart
- Office of Congressional Ethics
- PACs
- President Obama
- public campaign
- Rupert Murdoch
- Wall Street
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Jul22
Clips round-up for 7/22/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Watt moves to slash ethics office budget by 40%
With the blessing of Republican leaders, Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) will push to slash the budget of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Makes total sense, what with the pristine reputation of the House Ethics Committee as of late.
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Jun29