Via ABC News Hillary Clinton could have one of the best-funded campaigns in history, but she wants to get so-called dark money out of politics altogether. To that end, Clinton says she supports a constitutional amendment barring it. “We need…
Read MoreVia the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Montana legislature passed sweeping campaign finance legislation on Wednesday that will require the disclosure of all donors to any independent group spending money on state-level elections. The bipartisan Montana Disclose Act will effectively…
Read MoreApril 15, 2015 Friends, ICPR recently commissioned Scott Kennedy of Illinois Election Data to provide an analysis of every aspect of the recent Chicago Mayoral elections. We are sharing our work with you, the press, and other experts…
Read MoreVia Politico The money hunt for the 2016 election cycle is in full swing, and there is no surer sign of it than the first complaints recently filed by reform organizations. While, as in the past, there is intense interest…
Read MoreYesterday, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) hosted “Chicago Politics in Transition,” a forum to discuss the results of this week’s Chicago Runoff Election. The sold-out event was held at the Union League Club of Chicago. Panelists discussed the results,…
Read MoreVia WRAL.com DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is releasing a list of Republicans he’s giving money to from his political action committee as he moves closer to launching his all-but-declared candidacy for president. Unlike his PAC’s…
Read MoreVia NPR Welcome to the 2016 presidential campaign. Republican Rand Paul officially entered the race Tuesday, and was greeted with a TV ad calling him “wrong and dangerous” on Iran. The money behind the ad is secret. It was just…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Mayor Emanuel has raised more than $30 million for his campaign funds. More than $18 million of that came from this elite group of donors, many of whom received some City Hall benefit. Click on the…
Read MoreVia the New York Times A network of new “super PACs” said Wednesday that it had raised $31 million to support Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, a sum that could upend expectations in the race for the Republican nomination and…
Read MoreVia ABC 7 Chicago (WLS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will see who earned Chicago’s vote in the first mayoral runoff election in city history. Both candidates had about six extra weeks to sway…
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