Daily Media Links 12/29: Politicians ‘disinfect’ citizenry with dark money rules, IRS Targeted ‘Icky’ Conservative Groups, and more…

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December 29, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News KTRH: Presidential Campaigns to Top $1 Billion  By Nik Rajovic While a billion dollars appears to be a sizable amount of ...

Daily Media Links 12/22: Why are we disclosing political donations?, A California Assault on Free Speech That Would Shock the Founders, and more…

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December 22, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Letter: Need For Proper Rulemaking Processes and Analyses in Upcoming IRS Proposal  Just over a year ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and ...

Daily Media Links 12/19: The Privacy-Disclosure Balance and Its Complications, FEC gets modest budget boost, and more…

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December 18, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Meet the Press: Should There Be More Disclosure in Political Contributions?  Meredith McGehee from the Campaign Legal Center and Brad Smith ...

Daily Media Links 12/18: Leave the Internet Alone, The Elizabeth Warren Right, CRomnibus Pays Off for Parties, and more…

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December 18, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News CPI: New FEC chief on ‘dark money’ mission   By Dave Levinthal “I expect [Ravel] to use her bully pulpit to ...

Daily Media Links 12/17: Every Election Is the Most Expensive Election. Or Not., Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats, and more…

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December 17, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Constitution Daily: Constitution Check: How much secrecy does the First Amendment give to political donors?  By Lyle Denniston This year, however, ...

Daily Media Links 12/16: The Tea Party Is Wrong About The Cromnibus Campaign Finance Rider, Illinois should dump campaign donation limits, and more…

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December 16, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Fact versus Narrative  By Luke Wachob We were pleased to see The New York Times recently acknowledge that campaign spending in the 2014 election cycle declined from spending ...

Daily Media Links 12/15: A Conservative Nonprofit Corners the IRS, G.O.P. Angst Over 2016 Led to Provision on Funding, and more…

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December 15, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Breitbart: California Attorney General Sued to Stop Disclosure of Conservative Group’s Donor Addresses By Chriss W. Street Conservatives were shocked at ...

Daily Media Links 12/12: Tea Party Angered by Fundraising Change in Spending Bill, Is AG ignoring lessons from IRS scandal?, and more…

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December 12, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News NY Times: Who Wants to Buy a Politician?   By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Such extravagance, however, is proving to be the exception. ...

Daily Media Links 12/11: Arizona’s Free Speech Victory, Did the GAB doctor documents to cover their tracks in John Doe?, and more…

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December 11, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News USA Today: Spending bill would open campaign money spigot   By Fredreka Shouten “It will give parties more of a voice,” ...

Daily Media Links 12/10: Tax-Financed Campaigns: Who Exactly are They Helping?, The secret GOP tech summit to plot 2016, and more…

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December 10, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Response to Recent Comments of The Bright Lines Project By Eric Wang As a preliminary matter, whether or not an organization’s issue advocacy ...

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