http://www.publicampaign.org/taxonomy/term/482/0 en http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2008/03/19/father-knows-best The <em>Montgomery Advertiser </em>has a feature that&#39;s sort of a point/counterpoint between family members. <a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080319/OPINION0101/803180341/1012/OPINION">Today&#39;s edition is a debate on public financing </a>of elections between Mel Cooper Sr., retired executive director of the Alabama Ethics Commission and his son, Mel Cooper Jr., president of an online consulting firm. No offense to Jr. on this one, but we have to agree with Dad.<br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2008/03/19/father-knows-best">read more</a></p> http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2008/03/19/father-knows-best#comment Alabama Clean Elections Public Financing Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:20:47 +0000 Katie Schlieper 43541 at http://www.publicampaign.org http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2006/11/06/alabama-and-new-york-weigh-judicial-public-financing One place where the public financing solution is seeing increased traction is in regards to judicial races, where the conflict between accepting campaign contributions and maintaining judicial impartiality is all the more clear. North Carolina has adopted it, Washington is thinking about it, and now legislators and citizen groups in <a href="http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1162721744157310.xml&amp;coll=2">Alabama</a> and <a href="http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/110506JudicialHearings.html">New York </a>are weighing the option. <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2006/11/06/alabama-and-new-york-weigh-judicial-public-financing">read more</a></p> http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2006/11/06/alabama-and-new-york-weigh-judicial-public-financing#comment Alabama New York Public Financing Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:59:24 +0000 Katie Schlieper 35719 at http://www.publicampaign.org