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Pass It, Make It Permanent Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 1:10pm.
The day after Christmas is a day to think about changing how we finance elections, or so two items from Washington and New Jersey would suggest. Kathy DeNeui wants to see Clean Elections pass in Washington, while the Courier Post wants the Clean Elections pilot program in New Jersey to become a permanent part of state elections. Sounds like the makings of a few New Year's resolutions for state legislatures!
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