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Jun17

Clips Round-up for 6/17/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jun 17, 2011

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Feds Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Campaign Finance Law
“Federal prosecutors on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that prompted howls of protest from campaign-finance reform advocates when he declared the law that bans corporate contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional.”

Jun16

Clips Round-up for 6/16/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jun 16, 2011

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Citizens United Rules Stall at FEC
“After almost 18 months of discussions, memorandums and regulatory debates, the Federal Election Commission failed Wednesday to begin its process for updating regulations in light of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United.”

Mar22

Check Out Our New Staff!

Submitted by mrober@publicampaign.org on Mar 22, 2011

New Public Campaign Vice President of Outreach and Operations Betty Ahrens and Public Campaign Action Fund Political Director Jeff Robinson were profiled in CQ Weekly.

"Ahrens, was the longtime executive director of Iowa Citizen Actiond Network, which is affliated with USAction, a national liberal advocacy group. She oversees the campaign's Washington office and is the principal liaison with other organizations.

Mar15

Fair Elections Profile: Betty Ahrens

Submitted by mrober@publicampaign.org on Mar 15, 2011

Betty Ahrens grew up around politics, so it’s no surprise that she’s fits right in as Public Campaign’s new Vice President of Outreach and Operations. A Midwesterner, Betty grew up in Chicago and attended the University of Iowa for both undergraduate and law school. It was after law school that she dove head first into the political world as an organizer for the Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN).

Feb11