Via Huffington Post: “An article published yesterday by The Washington Post, revealed that the Democratic and Republican national parties have set up programs to seek contributions of $1 million or more for the 2016 election. The Democratic and Republican national…
Read MoreVia The Wire: “To kick out Big Money from politics is a tough job. Only a few countries have managed to curb corporate interference in politics and policy making. But now Brazil, an emerging economy like India, has banned corporate funding…
Read MoreVia Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “A Senate proposal would increase reporting and disclosure requirements for outside groups that spend money to influence elections in Pennsylvania. The bill would extend disclosure requirements that already apply to candidate committees and political party committees to…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune: “Former Obama White House political strategist David Axelrod said Friday that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders could do well in the first two Democratic presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, but it won’t keep Hillary Rodham Clinton…
Read MoreVia Los Angeles Times: “The state’s campaign finance watchdog agency on Thursday adopted new requirements that nonprofit groups that contribute through a federal political action committee to support or oppose ballot measures or candidates in California must disclose their donors….
Read MoreVia Santa Fe New Mexican: “One lesson coming out of the recent Dianna Duran scandal is that New Mexico’s system of campaign finance reporting is a sad joke. In case you haven’t been paying attention to the news for the…
Read MoreVia Digital Trends: “Finding the right political candidate whom you can truly support is a lot like dating, if you think about it. Like dating, it’s so hard to find that special someone with whom you can really build a…
Read MoreVia The State Journal-Register: “State Treasurer Michael Frerichs runs the I-Cash program that returns unclaimed property, including money, left in safe-deposit boxes and bank accounts. But is it appropriate for Frerichs, a Democrat and former state senator, to use state…
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times: By stepping up contributions to conservative candidates and causes, Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein has vaulted into the ranks of national mega donors — leveraging his personal direct political giving with funds from a charity he controls….
Read MoreVia Wall Street Journal: “Hillary Clinton is rolling out a policy plan Tuesday aimed at lifting the veil on some of the wealthy donors who have bankrolled political campaigns while taking advantage of laws that allow them to remain anonymous….
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