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Letters to the Editor in California Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 2:48pm.
The San Jose Mercury News has published at least three positive responses to Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's call for the California Fair Elections Act and the congressional Fair Elections Now Act.
Could Campaign Finance Reform Help Solve Budget Woes? Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 1:21pm.
A reporter for the Ventura County Star believes that public financing may be the answer to California's budget problems.
California State Rep. Opines in San Jose Mercury News Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 2:15pm.
Posted in: california | California Fair Elections Act | Fair Elections Now Act | money in politics | special interests
In an op-ed this weekend, California State Rep. Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) writes that the Fair Elections Now Act would take the influence of money out of politics.
Op-Ed in the Daily Bruin Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 10:01am.
Posted in: california | Congress | Democracy Matters | Fair Elections Now Act | federal public financing
The director of Democracy Matters at UCLA has an Op-Ed in The Daily Bruin discussing the need for Fair Elections.
News is Sunny in California Submitted by Burney Simpson on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 10:05am.
A major media outlet in California praises the state's Clean Elections referendum, along with the legislator and activists that worked to pass the measure.
Victory in California Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 9:57am.
Posted in: california | Clean Elections
Well, this is quite a surprise. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has signed a bill authorizing a pilot Clean Elections program for candidates for Secretary of State. Following passage in the state legislature the bill had been sitting on his desk for quite a while. Activists around the state flooded the Governor's office with calls in support of the legislation.
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North Carolina Judicial Public Financing Praised posted by Monica Rober on 07-02-2009 The nonpartisan Center for Governmental Studies has released a report praising the North Carolina judicial public financing system. Published in: Center for Governmental Studies | judicial elections | judicial public financing | north carolina NYT Editorial on New York posted by Monica Rober on 07-02-2009 The New York Times editorializes on the state of politics in New York and makes some suggestions. "CLEANER MONEY New York’s campaign finance system is a disgrace. When the Legislature is in session, lawmakers spend every night harvesting campaign funds, often using loopholes as big as a bank. Write “party housekeeping” on the check, and it can have as many zeros as you want. Corporate subsidiaries have a field day. And the lobbyists who write the checks then also write the laws. Public financing should be the goal, but even real, enforceable limits would be a start." Published in: campaign finance | New York | Public Financing | The New York Times Newest Senator Takes on Campaign Finance Reform posted by Monica Rober on 07-01-2009 Democrat Al Franken is set to be sworn into the Senate next week as Minnesota's second senator. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, one of his first acts in office will be to interview U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at her confirmation hearing. Franken intends to use this opportunity to ask Sotomayor about campaign finance reform. "Interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio this morning, Franken said he is concerned about the role of corporate money in political races and would quiz Sotomayor on constitutional barriers to public financing of campaigns." Published in: campaign finance reform | Franken | publicly financed elections | Sotomayor Read more from the Voter Blog Creative Commons
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