Via 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….
Read MoreVia Moyers & Company Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics, and their push to change the system. View Full Show and Article
Read MoreVia Campaigns & Elections Larry O’Brien had a formal response drawn up for when the fundraisers came calling. First, it was a fax, then it was an email, but it always said the same thing: No. See, O’Brien is a…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Strikeout: Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Belz has ruled Illinois’ pension reform law unconstitutional. “The Act without question diminishes and impairs the benefits of membership in State retirement systems,” he wrote in a firm, six-page ruling…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois Candidates running in the 2014 congressional races in Illinois saw much of their financial support from large donors, according to new analysis of campaign finance data by Illinois PIRG and Demos. Eighty-four percent of the candidates’ campaign donations from individuals came from donors…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post It was supposed to be the super PAC to end all super PACs. The brainchild of Harvard professor Larry Lessig, Mayday PAC aimed to get money out of politics by wielding it against candidates who didn’t…
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