Via Public Campaign There’s no denying it. Big money in elections is getting bigger and the increased cost of elections is fueled by a shrinking handful of America’s wealthiest individuals. Many solution-oriented advocates believe one of the major paths to…
Read MoreVia Think Progress WASHINGTON, DC — Months after the U.S. Supreme Court radically expanded the rights of corporations to political speech and religious liberty, top business leaders gathered at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC on Wednesday to…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Chicago mayoral hopeful Jesus “Chuy” Garcia more than doubled the amount of cash in his campaign fund Tuesday by depositing a single check from a major government workers union, but it did little to close the…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Your lame duck legislature is fiddling with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act again. No good can come of that. Before they leave town this week, lawmakers with nothing to lose could be asked to vote…
Read MoreVia Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is trying to use a massive appropriations bill to loosen campaign finance rules. The Republican leader’s office is attempting to attach a policy rider to the omnibus bill that would effectively…
Read MoreVia rrstar.com Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with our government. On all sides of the aisle, people feel they are being ignored — that their cares and concerns are not being addressed. There is much truth to this feeling of…
Read MoreVia Moyers & Company In the wake of our most expensive midterm elections ever, decided with the lowest turnout in over 70 years, it’s no wonder that a majority of Americans are fed up with the way big money is…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel has received $400,000 in political donations that he was able to keep only because the state’s campaign contribution limits were eliminated through the actions of an obscure candidate who threatened to run, but…
Read MoreVia Alton Daily News WBGZ Radio A reform group has an idea to make politicians less beholden to special interests. David Melton, head of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, says when politicians depend on special interest groups for their…
Read MoreVia LegalTimes As challenges to election disclosure rules proliferate around the country, campaign finance reform advocates scored a significant victory Tuesday as a Washington federal court struck down a Federal Elections Commission rule limiting donor disclosures for “electioneering communications.” U.S….
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