maine
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May17
Clips Round-up for 5/17/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Let's end the secret money arms race
Great new piece from The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on how Democrats need to take leadership on transparency measures and Fair Elections. Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart: "Our country’s biggest problems won’t be solved for the many if the process is fixed by the money."
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May12
Clips Round-up for 5/12/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Bills would weaken--or eliminate--Maine's Clean Elections Act
Gov. LePage may have dropped his plans to defund Clean Elections in the budget, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet.
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May11
Clips Round-up for 5/11/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
New poll: Maine voters overwhelmingly want to keep Clean Elections
There's a new poll out in Maine, and no surprise, voters don't want the legislature to end Clean Elections. -
May10
NEW POLLING: Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Want to Keep Clean Elections Program
In a poll released today by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE), more than eight in 10 Mainers say it is important to keep Clean Elections on the books in the state.
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Apr13
Clips Round-up for 4/13/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
Fair Elections Now Act Gets a Senate Hearing
http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/fair-elections-now-act-gets-a-senate-hearing.html
Not the most optimistic write up – but coverage of the Fair Elections hearing nonetheless.
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Mar21
Clips Round-up for 3/21/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Supporting Clean Elections fund keeps politics fair
This letter in Maine reminds Mainers to check the box on their tax form that gives money to the Clean Elections fund.
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