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Pennsylvania Forum Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 12:04pm.
Posted in: Clean Elections | pennsylvania
Martha Carbone has this letter to the editor on the Pocono Record reminding folks about the upcoming Clean Elections forum in Monroe, Pennsylvania on March 8th. The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and will feature speakers from the coalition that has been successful in moving Clean Elections efforts forward in New Jersey. The event will be held at the Monroe Public Library beginning at 10 am and is free and open to the public.
Pennsylvania Forum Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 11:01am.
Posted in: Clean Elections | pennsylvania
For those in eastern Pennsylvania, the League of Women Voters will be hosting a forum on Clean Elections on the morning of Saturday March 8th in Stroudsburg. More details on the event here, which will feature speakers from the League as well as from New Jersey Citizen Action and Rutgers University. The event is free and open to the public.
Change Afoot Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 2:54pm.
Good news from Pennsylvania where the state's Supreme Court upheld campaign contributions for Philadelphia elections, drawing the first set of battle lines in what is shaping up to be a big discussion over electoral reform and campaign finance in the state.
Action on Judicial Races Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 3:10pm.
Jake Miller, a high school teacher and chairman of the Common Cause Pennsylvania campaign for full public financing of elections takes the occasion of Fair Elections Action Week to make this argument in favor of a public financing system for judicial races like North Carolina has, and New Mexico recently passed.
Action Week Letter Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 11/13/2007 - 2:15pm.
That's what we like to see during Fair Elections Action Week: two good letters in support of the Fair Elections Now Act, one in Wisconsin (top of the page) and one in Pennsylvania (third down). Full letters reprinted after the jump.
Priority for Legislators Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 08/17/2007 - 2:49pm.
The Morning Call in Pennsylvania is taking advantage of recent debates at the statehouse about new campaign finance rules to come out strongly in favor of limits on campaign donations, better disclosure requirements, and public financing of elections. Above all, they urge lawmakers to make these proposals a major priority, as the priorities and activities of the legislature are so influenced by money's role in elections.
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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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