Voter Blog
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Dec14
Clips Round-up for 12/14/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
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Dec13
Gov. Cuomo Speaks Out
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) is gearing up for 2013 and is ready to put campaign reform on the agenda. This week he spoke out, telling reporters that he wanted to significantly expand the regulation of political spending.
Additionally, he noted that he would push for Fair Elections-style reform.
“I think it’s very, very important to have a public finance piece in there,” Mr. Cuomo said.
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Dec13
Clips Round-up for 12/13/12
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took aim yesterday at the loopholes that allowed dark money groups to pour unlimited money into elections without disclosing their donors by releasing a draft of new disclosure rules.
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Dec11
Heads Big Money Wins, Tails You Lose
If the common media narrative is to be believed, Sheldon Adelson and the other mega-donors of 2012 are the laughingstocks of America, having poured hundreds of millions of dollars into influencing the year’s elections, but losing in most races.
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Dec11
Clips Round-up for 12/11/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: Inaugural planners seek million-dollar donors
The top “Washington” level of inaugural donor, named after the first president, involves a $1 million donation from corporations. No potential for corruption here, folks.
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Dec10
Obama's Reversal on Principle of Finance
A recent editorial by the San Francisco Chronicle rips Obama’s decision to allow unlimited corporate contributions to underwrite his second inauguration.
"What a letdown. Step by step, President Obama, once an apostle of campaign finance reform, is backing away from his pledges to restrain big money in politics.
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Dec10
Clips Round-up for 12/10/12
In an unfortunate change from 2009, the Obama administration announced it would accept unlimited corporate contributions to bankroll the 2013 inauguration ceremonies. Naturally, this raises the possibility of real or perceived undue influence by the contributing corporations.
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Dec07
Clips Round-up for 12/7/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Atlantic: Why a Democratic Tea Party Is the Best Hope for Fixing Corrupt Government -
Dec06
McConnell Looks to House for Firewall Against Campaign Finance Reform
After an election that saw unprecedented amounts of secret money, which left voters in the dark about who was trying to influence their vote, The Hill reports that more and more Republican senators are discussing the need for better disclosure laws.
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Dec06
Clips Round-up for 12/6/12
While some doubt Gov. Cuomo's intentions in the New York State Senate leadership fight between Democrats and a combination of Republicans and defecting "Independent Democrats," he says he's willing to work with whoever will move his legislative priorities.