via NPR Hillary Clinton made a surprising move this week. It wasn’t running for president — she’d already set the stage for that — but embracing the idea of a constitutional amendment to restrict or eliminate big money in politics….
Read More2016 Presidential Candidates have started to hit the campaign trail in full force, and have taken the opportunity to share their opinions on a variety of issues. Recently, campaign finance reform has been a popular topic for these Presidential hopefuls….
Read MoreVia NPR’s On Point We’ll take up the gyrocopter pilot’s complaint. Big money politics in America, on the road to 2016. And what to do about it. Mailman Doug Hughes of Ruskin, Florida, in court today to get his ankle…
Read MoreVia Bloomberg The wealthiest Americans can fly on their own jets, live in gated compounds and watch movies in their own theaters. More of them also are walling off their political contributions from other big and small players. A growing…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post At almost the same time last week that a Florida mailman was landing a gyrocopter in front of the U.S. Capitol to protest the influence of the wealthy on politics, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was…
Read MoreThis week, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform teamed up with Scott Kennedy of Illinois Election Data to release an analysis of the 2015 Chicago Mayoral Election. In case you missed it, here is a synopsis of our report: Going…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Rahm Emanuel and a supportive political action committee spent more than $22.8 million in the preliminary and runoff elections en route to the mayor winning a second term, new campaign finance reports show. By contrast, challenger…
Read MoreVia the Campaign Legal Center Like any good magic show, misdirection is at the heart of Robert Bauer’s and Samuel Issacharoff’s op-ed, Keep Shining the Light on ‘Dark Money’, published in Politico on April 12th. Directing the audience’s attention to…
Read MoreVia the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Chicago voters re-elected Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a runoff race on April 7, the culmination of an expensive election campaign. But although Emanuel emerged from the runoff with a twelve-point victory over Cook…
Read MoreVia ABC 7 News CHICAGO — A supporter of former Congressman Aaron Schock wants his money back and is going to court to try to get it. The argument: Schock didn’t live up to his promise to be a reformer,…
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