Voter Blog
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May22
Clips Round-up for 5/22/13
Former US Senator Bill Bradley, co-chair of Americans for Campaign Reform, has a great op-ed in the New York Daily News today about the need for small donor public financing in New York: "As a former U.S. senator who witnessed firsthand the outsize influence that big donors and connected special interests have in Washington, I applaud these efforts to create a more positive future for our politics.
May21Clips Round-up for 5/21/13
If so inclined, ways you can help those impacted by the tornado in Oklahoma yesterday here and
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May20Clips Round-up for 5/20/13
Following the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion, NPR takes a look at the chemical industry's efforts to block new plant safety regulations, featuring the industry's campaign cash to powerful members of Congress.
May17Clips Round-up for 5/17/13
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
USA Today: SEC rejects calls to stop political disclosure workMay16Rep. Whitfield: "Rewarding Friends" in the Fossil Fuel Industry
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) took to the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday to decry an Environmental Protection Agency whose conduct he says that he says “rewards its friends and punishes its opponents.”
May16Clips Round-up for 5/16/13
The Center for Responsive Politics has launched its "Anomaly Tracker," a neat new tool that tracks these four "anomalies" in money-in-politics data. Here's what it tracks:
May15Clips Round-up for 5/15/13
In other news about politically active nonprofits, the Texas legislature sent a bill to Gov. Perry yesterday that would require some disclosure for large donors of such groups. The governor is facing pressure from conservative groups to veto it.
May14Clips Round-up for 5/14/13
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Hill: SEC nears decision on requiring businesses to disclose donations
"The Securities and Exchange Commission under new chief Mary Jo White is approaching a crucial decision on whether to require publicly traded corporations to disclose their campaign spending to shareholders."May13Clips Round-up for 5/13/13
On the IRS mess from Friday and over the weekend, here's our statement from Nick Nyhart: "The IRS must be absolutely unbiased in its investigations, with the rule of law—not politics—the only criteria in decision-making. If there are Congressional hearings, they need to be bipartisan, even-handed, focused on the facts, and aimed at improving the oversight system.
May11IRS Should Be Unbiased, Focused on the Rule of Law
Political affiliation should play no rule in IRS decision-making. Rule of law should be the only thing that matters.
Here is our statement from Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart: