Great to talk to Ramona Giwargis of the San Jose Mercury News for this one. But a political ethics expert said the commission made a fair decision.Source: "San Jose commission will investigate nearly the entire City Council"...
Thanks in large part to the campaign spending flood unleashed in 2010 by the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United ruling and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals’ SpeechNOW.org decision, local broadcast television remains that rare legacy media business where things are still looking up.Source: Political Ads Keep Saving Local TV...
The process to get on the ballot varies greatly from state to state, creating a maze of requirements that campaigns must meet: petitions to be collected, signatures to be counted and notifications made to political parties, elections boards and state agencies.Source: “For Biden, calendar makes his 2016 decision tough to delay”...
Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton unveiled an ambitious and expansive “democracy revitalization” pillar to her 2016 presidential campaign platform.Source: Is Hillary’s New Campaign Finance Reform Plan the Real Deal?...
In a letter sent today to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, reform groups called on the IRS to end the misuse use of nonprofit groups to launder secret contributions into federal elections.Source: Reform Groups Call on IRS to End Misuse of Nonprofits to Launder Secret Contributions into Federal Elections...
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has ordered the Utah Republican Party and state officials to work to resolve a lawsuit over a new law changing how political parties nominate candidates. U.S.Source: Federal judge orders Utah and Republican Party to try to resolve election law lawsuit...
On September 10, the California Senate passed AB 1461 by 25-15. Later on the same day, the Assembly passed it.Source: California Legislature Passes Bill for Automatic Registration, After Amending it to Protect Minor Parties...
Supreme Court justices don’t care what you think. They’re supposed to live in a vacuum where legal precedent and a small fraternity of attorneys guide their decisions. Their rulings have national — and sometimes international — implications.Source: Full Court Press: Kagan: Court doesn’t listen to public opinion...
A Koch-funded, conservative Latino advocacy group has spoken out against Republican presidential candidates who have taken aggressive stances against immigration, namely Donald Trump. The rhetoric, said the group, crosses the line and goes against the country’s best interest.Source: Koch-Funded Group Says GOP Attacks On Immigrants Too Extreme...
On September 11, Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican presidential race. He had been one of the five debaters set for the CNN September 16 debate at 6 p.m. That should mean there are now only four candidates in that debate: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham.Source: Rick Perry Drops Out of Republican Presidential Candidate, Leaving...
