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Campaign Finance
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Cuomo Has Raised Millions Through Loophole He Pledged to Close
The governor has called for closing a gap in the stateu2019s campaign finance laws, but heu2019s taken far more through the loophole than his predecessors, much of it from …
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DC Is a Revolving Door of Money, Media, Power and Vanity: A Requiem for Democracy
“THIS TOWN” is a lacerating unmasking of DC in the Swiftian satirical tradition, except it's not just a lampoon; it's the truth.
Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore 50 percent of Americans in favor …
Public Citizen and Common Cause Call on Candidates to Reject Outside Spending and Put Voters First
Public Citizen and Common Cause today sent letters urging congressional and gubernatorial candidates across the country to take a “Peopleu2019s Pledge” to reject outside spending by non-party groups in …
Anonymous Shell Companies Are Part of the Problem, Too: Often Used to Inject Dark Money Into Campaigns
The Judiciary Committee is holding hearings in the wake of two recent Supreme Court decisions, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission and Citizens United, both of which have unleashed a …
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A National Call to Link Arms for Democracy
Americans only have a small window of opportunity to break the grip of moneyed interests on our government.
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IRS Delays New Rules for Dark Money Groups
The agency has pushed back indefinitely a hearing on new regulations for social welfare nonprofits that spend money on politics.
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Justice Stevens and a Bold Vision to Reclaim Our Democracy
In the face of Citizens United and now McCutcheon, to save any semblance of democracy, we must amend the Constitution for the 28th time.
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Returning Equality to the Campaign Finance Debate
In the years since Citizens United, campaign finance reform efforts have either been small ball (e.g. more disclosure) or shoot for the moon.
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US Politicians Line Pockets With Funds From Ecuador’s Billionaire Bankers on the Lam in US
Robert and William Isaias, convicted of embezzlement and fraud in connection with Filanbanco, in their native Ecuador, are living in Florida and seem to enjoy immunity from extradition.