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Solutions Already at Hand Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 4:06pm.
MapLight cofounder Dan Newman assails the Citizens United decision and provides the solution: the Fair Elections Act in California and the Fair Elections Now Act in Congress.
Click here to read the article. True Healthcare Reform Requires Campaign Finance Reform Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 5:11pm.
The co-president of the California Nurses Association contends that the California Fair Elections Act should be passed as a first step toward health care reform.
Rep. Lungren Puts the "Fun" in Fundraising Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:25am.
Posted in: california | Fair Elections Now Act | fundraising | Public Financing | Rep. Daniel Lungren
In July of this year, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) stated his vehement dislike of fundraising at the U.S. House Administration Committee hearing for the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826).
Methinks he doth protest too much.
Electorate Backs California Fair Elections Act Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 2:19pm.
A survey conducted by Lake Research shows that California voters back the state's Fair Elections Act.
Case Prompts Call for Campaign Finance Reform Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 4:01pm.
Posted in: california | California Fair Elections Act | campaign contributions | investigation | Public Financing
Common Cause California Board Member Simon Mayeski says it's time for the state to adopt public financing after a financial investigation is launched against Assemblyman Joel Anderson (R).
Ballot Measure Would Help Minority Candidates Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 9:18am.
Posted in: california | California Fair Elections Act | Press | Public Financing | Secretary of State
A new op-ed in the Long Beach Press-Telegram argues that the California Fair Elections Act would help create diversity among elected officials.
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Fair Elections Week of Action Makes Impact posted by Monica Rober on 02-04-2010 The Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826) has now reached 134 co-sponsors in the US House of Representatives - more than half of the Democratic Caucus. Published in: Congress | Fair Elections Now Act | John Larson | Public Financing How to Get Our Democracy Back posted by Monica Rober on 02-04-2010 Larry Lessig, co-founder of Change Congress, explains that in order to enact real change, we must alter the way members of Congress are elected. Published in: Change Congress | Citizens United | Fair Elections Now Act | lawrence lessig | Public Financing Religious Leaders Take Action posted by Monica Rober on 02-03-2010 Over 200 religious leaders have signed onto a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asking Congress to pass the Fair Elections Now Act in the wake of the Citizens United decision. Published in: Citizens United | Fair Elections Now Act | Nancy Pelosi | Public Financing Read more from the Voter Blog Creative Commons
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