transparency
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Aug12
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the "Silly Criticism" That Isn't Silly At All
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of Aug 8-Aug 12, 2011.
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Aug12
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Aug08
Clips Round-up 8/8/2011
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
I.R.S. handling of donations draws ire of both parties.
A "group of four anonymous political donors is accusing the [I.R.S.] of playing politics on behalf of those Republicans and demanding that it make a decision immediately about whether the gift tax applies to donations to advocacy groups or not."
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Aug03
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Jun02
Hensarling Fundraises Off Government Contractors
According to Sunlight Foundation’s PoliticalPartyTime.org, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) was scheduled to attend a breakfast fundraiser this morning hosted by the political action committee for Fluor, a government contractor.
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May27
Anti-Transparency Senators and Their Campaign Cash
Every original Senate co-sponsor of legislation that would block transparency of federal contractor political contributions can count government contractors as top donors to their campaign, according to Public Campaign analysis of campaign data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics and federal spending data by FedSpending.org.
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May27
Clips Round-up for 5/27/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
GOP bills curb effects of donor order -
May23
Clips Round-up for 5/23/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Transparency v. free speech
Great column from Eliza Newlin Carney this week on disclosure. Anonymity as First Amendment is "an argument that flies in the face of common sense, public opinion and legal precedent."
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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. -
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.