29
Jun
Breaking: #SCOTUS Upholds Independent AZ Redistricting Commission 5-4
You can read the 5-4 opinion here.Source: Breaking: #SCOTUS Upholds Independent AZ Redistricting Commission 5-4...
29
Jun
Independent Commissions Win in Court – But What’s Next?
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an assault on the power of the people to institute an independent redistricting commission to draw congressional districts.Source: Independent Commissions Win in Court - But What's Next?...
29
Jun
The Constitution Needed a Judicial Assist
“The majority contends that its counterintuitive reading of ‘the Legislature’ is necessary to advance the ‘animating principle’ of popular sovereignty.Source: The Constitution Needed a Judicial Assist...
29
Jun
California redistricting commission safe after Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s
The U.S. Supreme Court put California's independent citizens redistricting commission on much firmer footing Monday with a 5-4 ruling that upheld the constitutionality of Arizona's very similar panel.Source: California redistricting commission safe after Supreme Court upholds Arizona's...
29
Jun
FCC again signals no plan to require political ads to name top donors
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler again signaled his agency is not focusing on a Democratic push that would require some political ads to name the top donors behind them.Source: FCC again signals no plan to require political ads to name top donors...
26
Jun
“CFI Announces Updated Historical Campaign Finance Statistics through 2014″
Now available on CFI’s website are updated versions of tables covering historical statistics on campaign finance through 2014. These cover activity for full federal election cycles, in some cases dating back to 1974.Source: “CFI Announces Updated Historical Campaign Finance Statistics through 2014″...
26
Jun
Public Citizen Press Room
130 Lawmakers Call on President to Require Transparency in Political Spending Members of House and Senate Send Letters to White House Asking for an Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Disclose Their Political Spending WASHINGTON, D.C.Source: Public Citizen Press Room...
26
Jun
What’s the Matter With Polling?
OVER the past two years, election polling has had some spectacular disasters.Source: What’s the Matter With Polling?...
26
Jun
“Influence of Money in Politics a Top Concern for Voters”
WSJ Wash. Wire: Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.Source: “Influence of Money in Politics a Top Concern for Voters”...
24
Jun
Campaign Treasurer for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Accused of Embezzlement
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) today accused his former campaign treasurer, Jack Wu, of embezzling more than $170,000 in campaign funds from the congressman's campaign committee.Source: Campaign Treasurer for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Accused of Embezzlement...