Voter Blog
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May07
The Bank of America Political Spending We Know About
Bank of America shareholders will vote at their annual meeting this week on two proposals to limit or disclose political spending by the behemoth bank. After the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United v.
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May07
Clips Round-up for 5/7/12
Tomorrow, the Center for Community Change and more than a dozen seniors will confront billionaire Sam Zell at the Equity LifeStyle Partners shareholder meeting as the company continues to raise costs and fees on them at the same time Zell is giving money to elect politicians who'll pass policies that'll gouge them even more. Read more on the Public Campaign Action Fund blog.
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May04
Clips Round-Up for 5/4/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Mitch McConnell praises Citizens United -
May04
Will U.S. Chamber spending impact student loan vote?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups sent a letter to Senate leadership yesterday opposing the “pay-for” in a bill that would maintain current interest rates for student loans. That pay-for would cover the cost by subjecting “S Corporations” to payroll taxes, something they currently don’t pay.
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May03
Text Message Contributions Could Empower Small Donors
The Washington Post writes about our support of text message campaign contributions today, saying that, "The idea has attracted support from campaign-finance watchdogs, who view it as a way to broaden participation in political campaigns and push back on the influence of interest groups funded by billionaires and
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May01
Public Campaign to FEC: Allow Text Message Campaign Contributions
Public Campaign, along with nine other organizations (listed below), sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission encouraging it to allow text message (SMS) campaign contributions as a way to promote more small donors to participate in the political process.
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May01
Clips Round-up for 5/1/12
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raised an eye-popping $13 million in the first few months of 2012 (due to a quirk in the law, he can raise money free of contribution limits): "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's fan list reads like a who's who of some of the richest people in America — financial gurus, a Las Vegas casino president, even an NBA team owner."
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Apr30
Clips Round-up for 4/30/12
Read this Reuters story on childhood obesity and the big money that food and beverage industries spend on politics: "At every level of government, the food and beverage industries won fight after fight during the last decade. They have never lost a significant political battle in the United States despite mounting scientific evidence of the role of unhealthy food and children's marketing in obesity.
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Apr27
Clips Round-up for 4/27/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Opening the broadcasters' books -
Apr26
Clips Round-up for 4/26/12
CRP breaks down the trends in first quarter fundraising for House races. Worth a read!