Jay Mandle, professor and member of Democracy Matters pens a monthly series called "Money on My Mind" that examines the campaign finance angle of current hot button issues. His latest piece, on global warming, follows.

Several New Jersey papers weigh in on yesterday's comments by Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts that the Clean Elections pilot program in the state will be suspended for 2009. The overarching theme seems to be that while a few legitimate fixes to the program would be welcome, abandoning it entirely because of one court case in Arizona is wrong-headed and ultimately harmful to the voters of New Jersey.

More good news from California!  The Clean Elections bill, AB 583, which would create a pilot program of full public financing for candidates for Secretary of State, has passed out of the state legislature after the Assembly approved the version of the bill passed late last week in the Senate.  The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his approval. Stay tuned...