11
Jan
It’s Time to End Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns
Public financing of presidential campaigns is on life support, and it’s time to pull the plug.Source: It’s Time to End Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns...
11
Jan
Cops: Trump, Clinton, Sanders Haven’t Paid Their Bills
The full version of this story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.Source: Cops: Trump, Clinton, Sanders Haven't Paid Their Bills...
11
Jan
Public campaign financing should require voter approval in California
Public financing of campaigns is the long-sought holy grail for Common Cause and other political reform advocates.Source: Public campaign financing should require voter approval in California...
11
Jan
Democrats’ only idea for ‘draining the swamp’ is a proven failure
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” is becoming a slogan among Democrats who want to discredit him. Because his White House appointments and policies differ from theirs, they say he is breaking that promise.Source: Democrats’ only idea for ‘draining the swamp’ is a proven failure...
11
Jan
‘Soft Money’ Challenge Heads to Supreme Court
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11
Jan
Breaking: #SCOTUS Halts NC Special Elections Ordered after Finding of Racial Gerrymandering
In (what I consider to be) a surprising development, the Supreme Court has issued this order calling off special elections in North Carolina which had been ordered by a three-judge court following a finding of racial gerymandering.Source: Breaking: #SCOTUS Halts NC Special Elections Ordered after Finding of Racial Gerrymandering...
11
Jan
LA leaders call for ban on campaign finance from developers to ‘restore’ faith
In an election season in which city politicians have increasingly come under attack for a perceived closeness with deep-pocketed developers, five council members on Tuesday sought to dispel that image by proposing a ban on political contributions from donors seeking approval for their real estate pSource: LA leaders call for ban on campaign finance from developers to ‘restore’ faith...
11
Jan
DHS designates election systems as ‘critical infrastructure’
The administration has been weighing the move for some time.Source: DHS designates election systems as 'critical infrastructure'...
08
Jan
Court Holds Pasadena, Texas Discriminated in Move to At-Large Districts, Places City under Preclearance
In a major decision in a closely-watched case heard by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, a federal district court has issued this 100+ page ruling in Patino v. Pasadena.Source: Court Holds Pasadena, Texas Discriminated in Move to At-Large Districts, Places City under Preclearance...
07
Jan
AP: L.L. Bean Heiress In Trouble Over Pro-Trump PAC
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean heiress Linda Bean is in hot water with the Federal Election Commission over a political action committee she created to support Republican President-elect Donald Trump.Source: AP: L.L. Bean Heiress In Trouble Over Pro-Trump PAC...