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Los Angeles to go Clean? Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 2:49pm.
Los Angeles' CityWatch examines the revived interest in Clean Elections public financing for municipal races in LA's City Hall, noting recent outreach efforts designed to elicit input from interested parties on the potential of bringing such a program to the city.
Letter from Pleasanton Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 5:18pm.
Posted in: california | Clean Elections
Joe Ely of Pleasanton, California has this letter in the Contra Costa Times about why his state needs a Clean Elections system. Full letter after the jump.
Not Yet in Santa Monica Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 4:00pm.
Well, it doesn't look like candidates for city council in Santa Monica, California will have the option to run in a Clean Elections-style system in the near future. An effort by councilman Kevin McKeown to initiate a study on the possibility of adopting such a program was defeated by a vote of the council last night. Perhaps the rumblings about trying to win a public financing program for Los Angeles municipal races will fuel efforts down the road in Santa Monica.
You and Your Health Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 2:51pm.
Posted in: california | Clean Elections
Byron Williams, a pastor in Oakland a board member of the California Clean Money Campaign writes up his experience moderating a panel discussion on the relationship between California health care policy, and the campaign donation clout of HMOs.
California Considers Changes to Judicial Elections Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 09/05/2007 - 1:47pm.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William MacLaughlin will head up a task force to evaluate judicial campaigns in the state and look at new models for campaign financing, including the possibility of creating a public financing option for California judicial candidates.
Support Your Local Clean Elections Program Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 1:31pm.
Support for Clean Elections public financing of campaigns from both coasts today with The Daily Record encouraging New Jersey residents in the 24th district to support the Clean Elections pilot project in the district by helping the candidate of their choice qualify for public financing, and Trent Lange of the California Clean Money Action Fund writing to the Los Angeles Times in support of a Clean Elections program being passed alongside redistricting reform.
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Public Financing Going to the Chapel? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Speaking of North Carolina, Chapel Hill may become the state's first municipality to offer a full public financing option for city council races. The state legislature has approved the idea, now the council is debating it. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico offer a full public financing option and officials in more cities (like Los Angeles and New York) are proposing similar programs as the cost of running for office goes up and closes more people out. Published in: Chapel Hill | north carolina | Public Financing Get Real posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 From the Raleigh News and Observer this morning an editorial lauding the state's existing public financing programs for campaigns in the state and encouraging further expansion of these programs as fast as possible. Published in: north carolina | Public Financing Panel for Queens posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-14-2008 For those of you in New York City, especially those of you in and around Queens -- there will be a Clean Elections panel discussion tomorrow, Thursday May 15th at 7pm at All Saints Church to discuss how campaign finance, Clean Elections, and the movement for social justice are related. Citizen Action of New York and the West Queens Independent Democratic Club are co-hosting, with the help of several other groups. Published in: Clean Elections | New York Creative Commons
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